1. BEIS Local Energy Team Stuart Chapman, Local Partnerships Manager
Association of Local Energy Officers (Eastern region)
22 March 2017

2. BEIS objectives BEIS is responsible for:
developing and delivering a comprehensive industrial strategy and leading the Government’s relationship with business
ensuring that the country has secure energy supplies that are reliable, affordable and clean
ensuring the UK remains at the leading edge of science, research and innovation
tackling climate change

3. BEIS’s overarching strategy
The Industrial Strategy Green Paper was published in January The strategy identifies ten pillars we believe are important to drive forward the strategy across the entire economy, including:
delivering affordable energy and clean growth – keeping costs down for businesses, and secure the economic benefits of the transition to a low-carbon economy
Consultation is available at:
Responses should be submitted no later than 17th April 2017 using the CitizenSpace online consultation platform:
The Emissions Reduction Plan will be published later in the spring

4. Recent announcements and on-going support for low carbon
Renewable electricity: FIT, Contracts for Difference £290m second round
Renewable heat: RHI remains in place, budget increased up to 2021
Heat networks: HNDU support, £39m first round of £320m capital investment
Public sector retrofit: Re:fit framework, interest free loans
Domestic retrofit: Energy Company Obligation
Smart energy and storage: Call for evidence, smart meter rollout
Office of Low Emission Vehicles: Support for cleaner buses, taxis and electric vehicle charging
Innovation: Energy Innovation Board, innovation funding

5. Play a facilitation role to enable cross-area and cross-Whitehall collaborative working
Act as a core strategic contact point for energy issues for LEPs and LAs
Undertake direct action to build capacity and support delivery at the local level
BEIS Local Energy team
In 2015 DECC ran a pilot project to support local delivery of EU ERDF.
DECC worked with local partners to design an innovative Local Partnerships Pilot to support them to invest ERDF in energy and climate change activities that linked to DECC’s own objectives, and national targets.
The Pilot was successful in providing evidence for future local delivery support to increase low carbon investment.
Three key future roles were identified for BEIS.
There are now five Local Partnership Managers working with local areas: LEPs, local authorities and communities, to identify and deliver local energy projects they want to develop.

6. BEIS Local Energy Team
The Local Energy Team works with LEPs, local authorities and communities to understand the:
energy priorities of the local areas authorities
local context for energy projects
local opportunities for energy
barriers (e.g. legal, procurement, financial viability) to progress with energy projects
potential solutions to help the projects to be delivered (e.g. linking local projects with sources of funding)
Central contact point in government for local energy, working with other BEIS teams and government departments
Signpost existing government support and resources
Provide technical support to DCLG on energy and low carbon aspects of ERDF

7. What do we mean by local energy?
Economic growth
Revenue generation
Jobs and growth
Public health and welfare
Fuel poverty
Air quality
Excess winter deaths
Cost reduction
Public sector
Domestic
Business
Low carbon transition
Planning policy and strategy
Public sector retrofit and demand reduction
Domestic energy efficiency
Business resource efficiency and low carbon growth
Electricity generation
Electricity supply
Electricity distribution
Heat generation
Heat distribution
Low carbon vehicles

8. Contact details Stuart Chapman
Local Partnerships Manager, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy