Templederry Community
Windfarm
Engaging the Community
Paul Kenny, B.E. C. Eng.
Chief Executive
Tipperary Energy Agency
Irish Renewable Energy Summit
• Upland parish, declining population
• Rural development consultation (1999)
• RES identified as key opportunity
• Wind, Wood, AD feasibility examined.
• Wind development co. formed and locals invited
to invest (2001/2)
• Public meetings, parish newsletter, local press
etc.
• Initial investment €500, subsequent investments
over 10 years.
Context
• Public meetings for investors (2001)
• Planning & grid application (2003)
• Grid offer gate 2 (2007)
• 2nd planning appl. (2007 – 2009)
• Financing, PPA, Legal (2010-2011)
• Civil start (April 2012)
• Commissioning (Nov 2012)
• Patience & perseverance.
Background: Timelines
Ownership: All Local
27 Equal IndividualMembers
Tipperary Energy Agency
Community Benefit Co-op
Economics
85,702
90,036
148,559
Value to Local Economy / MW / Annum
Non Local Spend
Local Spend
Ownership Revenue
Ownership Benefit
Accruing to Local
Economy
Large Scale with Co-ownership
Auto-generation
Community Developed
Farm Scale
Imperative is Clear
• Local ownership brings majority of community on
board, but not all.
• Communities have steep learning curves
• lots of barriers to overcome
• Enercon’s community ethos
• New financing models developed.
• Need community priority access to
grid for small scale full ownership.
Lessons for Community
Development
Lessons: Acceptance
Community Investment Opportunity
0-20km
Local Community Benefit Scheme
Nearby: Benefit 0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
IWEA CB Templederry Renewable UK
Community Benefit: Fair share?
Gross Revenue
Net Revenue
Danish Model
- Local opportunity
- Prospectus checked by
third party
- Minimum % share (5-10%)
- Maximum individual value
- Tax incentive
Nearby Residences (400m-750m):
- Either Ownership/ Relationship
- Alternate subsidy of energy bill
- Linked to impact/ perceived
- Better than DCELG proposed <500m
Promoting Community Scale
Developments:
- Grid access for community
- Technical/ admin support
Acceptance of large scale
• Co-ownership scheme with tax
incentives
• Transparent scaled near-turbine
benefits
• Increased revenue for community
benefits
Policy Requirements
• Non profit, public good enterprise
• Partnership approach
• Energy management
• Renewable energy and energy
efficiency
• Procurement, project mgmt.
• Cost effective, value driven
• Paul Kenny
• Chief Executive
• T: 052 7443090
• F: 052 7443012
• E: [email protected]
• W: www.tea.ie
Tipperary Energy Agency
