1. The Role of Local Authorities in The Energy Transition”
Paul Kenny B.E. MIEI C. ENG
Chief Executive
Tipperary Energy Agency

2. Recent News Scientific horror show
Gulf stream slowed by 15% in 50 years.
Biodiversity collapse
Sea level, migration, flooding, wind
Fossil fuel use for electricity & heat must end by 2040
RES-H is our biggest challenge

3. What is the Energy Transition
Transition away from fossil fuels
Reduce fuel use
Switch from fossil fuel to electricity (from renewables) & other renewables.
Electricity
Efficient use, Solar, wind, flexible demand & storage.
Highest efficiency & most flexible fossil fuels as enabling bridge for another 20 years (GAS).
Heat
EU Heat road map: Heat pumps, Waste District heating, bioenergy. Europe sees no role for gas heating in 2degree scenario.
Remote: Heat pump for smaller, sustainable biomass for larger.
Transport
Reduce, cycling, walking, public transport.
EV’s & biogas for HGVs.
It is every building, person, transport, business.

4. Role of Local Authorities in the Energy Transition
To ensure the Energy Transition happens
To ensure it happens correctly & justly for them (i.e. economic/ societal benefit)
To challenge the status quo, vested interests and stakeholders
Educate and inspire members and leaders in your organisation

5. The nuts and bolts
Ensure investment is made on cost effective energy investments
by resourcing
By holding leaders accountable.
33% is only the first step.
Climate proofing local policy
Renewable energy strategy
County development plans
Development contributions
By Ensuring access to wide variety of state and EU funding at a local level.

6. Call to Action There are many “players” in the energy transition game.
A region/ community will succeed with all players on the same team.
Success in Tipperary has been about collaboration:
Local Authorities leading by example & then supporting.
Local Development Companies & Agencies
3rd Level Institution (s)
Local Energy Agencies
All supporting communities
All targeting national/ European development funding.
All playing to strengths and collaborating with others to maximise theirs.
is what we call it.
Sustainable Tipp is our
Covenant of Mayors Sustainable energy action plan.
It’s our SEC partnership with SEAI,
IT’s our ELENA funding application,
It’s our quartlerly high level stakeholder meeting.
It’s our markeing campaign to our citizens to call them to action.
It will be the next thing we do…..
It’s the energy transition in Tipperary.

7. Thank you Paul Kenny Chief Executive T: 052 7443090 M:087 2905796E: W:
@paulkenny79
@tippenergy
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