1. Opportunities for Local Energy
Andrew Morton - Local Energy Scotland

2. Income per kWh required
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.

3. Project IRR at 100% export
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.

4. Project IRR with increasing use on site
Small Scale
PV 10p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
PV 15p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
PV 10p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
PV 15p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
Wind 10p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
Wind 15p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
Wind 10p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
Wind 15p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
Hydro 10p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
Hydro 15p/kWh offset 4.19p/kWh export
Hydro 10p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
Hydro 15p/kWh offset 5.24p/kWh export
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.

5. Project IRR with 10p/kWh offset on site
Medium & Large Scale
IRR likely to be attractive
(All with 5.24p/kWh export)
PV Medium
PV Large
Wind Medium
Wind Large
Hydro Medium
Hydro Large
(Offset for 7% IRR)
(403,000 kWh)
(200 person office)
(762,000 kWh)
(381 person office)
(706,000 kWh)
(353 person office)
(no offset required)
(if unconstrained)
(1,620,000 kWh)
(810 person office)
(3,743,000 kWh)
(1870 person office)
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.

6. Income from generation
Benefit of local offset
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.
Benefit from export

7. Offsetting Non-Domestic Import Tariffs
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.
A review of charges (and benefits) is ongoing, with consultations, decisions & implementation likely to take place at varying intervals, for various bill elements, between now and April 2023.

8. Equivalent Income from generation
Potential for offset
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.
Difficult to directly offset

9. Time of Use Time of use tariffs already available
Flexibility is the natural progression
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.

10. Equivalent Income per kWh required
On our website, you will find the CARES toolkit that will take you through the step by step process of developing a renewable project. Within the tool kit there are technology specific and project development modules and the finance model which is a tool to help you assess the financial viability of your proposed project.
We have cases studies where you can explore and find out how communities are already benefitting from installing renewable energy technologies.
The Partnership Portal is an easy way to find potential project partners. From this, commercial developers can use the portal to seek a community partner and likewise community groups can use this to seek funds for a project.
You can use the mini competition template to help your group tender and appoint a contractor for legal, financial or project management services.