community energy revolution: matt hastings
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Community Energy Revolution
Matt Hastings
Twitter: @Capt_Kilowatt
Community Energy Fortnight: #CEF2014
This is how Government feel about energy…
But how do you feel about energy?
David(a)’s….your time is now
But many people (understandably) feel powerless
Our Challenge
How do we engage the disengaged?
How do we turn apathy into action?
Key Issues
Top down and bottom up – power to the people, it affects them not just in terms of their job
AffordabilitySecurityClimate Change
15% Renewable by 2020
34% CO2 reduction 2020
The chances of meeting our UK CO2 and Renewables targets are drifting
UK Energy PlayersProduction: BP, Shell, Total and others
Generation: Big Six and others
Transmission: National Grid
Distribution: DNO’s (Western Power and others)
Supply: Bix Six and others
Regulation: OFGEM
Balancing: Elexon
Trading: GDI, Spectron
Policy: DECC
Lobbying: Energy UK, REA, Coal, Nuclear
The market is failing communities:
Fuel Poverty/Heat or eat (c20% of UK)
Excess Winter Deaths (c30,000/yr)
Energy Efficiency (ECO and Green Deal)
Renewables Deployment
Trust
What is Community
Energy?
Reduce
Purchase
Manage
Generate
“We’re at the turning point in developing true community energy.
“The cost of energy is now a major consideration for household budgets, and I want to encourage groups of people across the country to participate in a community energy movement and take real control of their energy bills.”
Name Location Type and Size Status
The Mead SchoolTrowbridge, WiltsBA14 7GN
Solar PV49 Kw
Installed
Corsham SchoolCorsham, WiltsSN13 9DF
Solar PV50 Kw
Installed
St Martin's Garden SchoolSouth BathBA2 2UN
Solar PV10 Kw
Installed
Oldfield Park Infants SchoolOldfield, BathBA2 3RF
Solar PV7 KW
Installed
Linleys Farm Corsham, WiltsSolar PV50 Kw
Installed
Oldfield SchoolNorth BathBA1 9AB
Solar PV46 Kw
Installed
Walcot Rugby ClubLandsdown, BathBA1 9BJ
Solar PV30 kW
Installed
Newbridge Primary SchoolNewbridge, BathBA1 3LL
Solar PV37 Kw
Installed
Peasedown St John Primary SchoolPeasedown St John, BA2 8DH
Solar PV 38 kW
Installed
Ralph Allen SchoolCombe Down, BathBA2 7AD
Solar PV45 KW
Installed
Hartham Park Corsham, WiltsSolar PV250 Kw
Installed
Why ‘Community’
Energy?
94% Predict complete transformation to the power utility business model
Top down isn’t working
‘Local’ is no longer ‘Looooooocal’
We want a little less...
A little more...
Cash
Carbon
Community
Community Benefit for the
Whole Community
Energy Suppliers and responding to changes in the market, a new model is
emerging
Need vs. WantDecide, announce, defend
Vs.
Participatory dialogue
What is the future?
• Community energy could:
– enable a raft of community projects
– give you discounted energy bills for 20+ years
– provide a local benefit to the whole community
including the fuel poor
– fix market failures
‘You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.’
R. Buckminster Fuller
Matt HastingsEnergy DevelopmentTweet: @Capt_Kilowatt
Any questions?
Cash, Carbon and Community
A beginners guide to community energy
UK Energy Market• Dominated by the big boys
• Coal, Nuclear, Gas• A smattering of renewables
• Centralised• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6P-PoZVKQ
What does your community need?
Activity
1) List all the issues that affect your community
2) Map the issues3) Discuss their position
Where to start
Funding
Legal structures
Help and Support
Matt HastingsEnergy DevelopmentTweet: @Capt_Kilowatt
Any questions?
Top down and bottom up – power to the people, it affects them not just in terms of their job
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