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Localised energy systems: an NGO/community perspective
Rebecca Willis
www.rebeccawillis.co.uk
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Community Energy: The contribution it can make
Rebecca Willis, Co-operatives UK
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‘Professional’ community sector
Proactive planning
Responsive policy
Local balancing
Blurred boundaries
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UK: Why bother?
Part of the solution
Strengthening communities
Linking supply and demand
Small & flexible
New source of investment
River Bain Hydro
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Ovesco
Where next?
Growth – up to 3GW
Community Energy Strategy
Partnership: local authorities, housing associations, commercial developers
Linking demand and supply
Supplying direct
Investment opportunities
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But…..
Shifting regulatory environment
Access to finance
Limitations of funding
Planning and legislative hurdles
Finding sites
Perceptions: where does community energy fit in?
River Bain: construction