Cornwall Council – Empowering a Localised

Energy Future

Dan NichollsPlanning Housing and Regeneration Service

Cornwall Council

Structure

• Issues facing Cornwall

• Progress

• What does it mean for Cornwall?

• What do we want?

• What are we doing?

• What next?

Issues

Progress

342 MW currently installed• 292 MW electricity • 40 MW heat• 7% Cornwall’s annual energy demand

429 MW with planning but not installed• 293 MW electricity • 136 MW heat• 15% Cornwall’s annual energy demand

Data correct as of Sept 2013

What does that mean?

• Lots of wind turbines and solar farms

• Green/proactive reputation

• Expertise

• Increasing local landscape and amenity concern

• Limited export (to grid) capacity

• Jobs (but limited)

• No community schemes

What do we want?

Jobs

10,000 15,500 24,000

Currentjobs in SW

England

Projected total 2020, based on current growth

To meet2020

targets

Resilient Communities

Resilience

Retained investment

Retained investment

Security of supply

Tackle fuel bills and poverty

Maximise value of existing generation

What are we doing to get there?

Planning

• Solar PV and solar thermal

• Onshore wind

• Anaerobic Digestion

• Hydropower

• Biomass

• Heat pumps

• Deep Geothermal

• Advanced Energy from Waste

Promotion

Reward Sustainable Business

Local Supply Chain

www.cornwallsolardirectory.co.uk

109 Cornish companies Community Energy Actors

Community Energy Group Forum

• 10 + community groups.

‘Very positive learning and networking forum’

Community Delivery Revolving Fund

• Group buying = cheaper cost

• Targets ‘fuel poor’ & low carbon energy

• 10% to Cornish fund (fuel poverty, energy efficiency health inequality)

Cornwall Together

What do we need to do next?

Local Energy Future

• Smart Cornwall

• License Lite

• Develop Cornwall Together

• Council/Community-owned generation

• New opportunities – Geothermal? Funding?

Dan Nicholls

Cornwall Council

Planning, Housing and Regeneration

dan.nicholls@cornwall.gov.uk