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Localised energy systems: an NGO/community perspective
Rebecca Willis
www.rebeccawillis.co.uk
Community Energy: The contribution it can make
Rebecca Willis, Co-operatives UK
‘Professional’ community sector
Proactive planning
Responsive policy
Local balancing
Blurred boundaries
UK: Why bother?
Part of the solution
Strengthening communities
Linking supply and demand
Small & flexible
New source of investment
River Bain Hydro
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
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
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