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: pkenny@tea.ie

• W: www.tea.ie

Tipperary Energy Agency