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