Lessons from community energy projects in Wales

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• Lessons from community energy projects in Wales
• A brief overview
• Matthew Leese

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Our Activities

• Energy Efficiency
• Fuel Poverty
• Renewable Energy
• Education

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Talk overview

• Context
• Available sustainable energy resources
• Welsh approach
• Case studies

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How energy is used in Wales

• Total Energy
• split across transport, electricity and heating
• total energy consumption is 125kWh/d/p
• Electricity only 22kWh/d/p (18kWh/d/p in UK)
• Domestic total energy demand
• 25 kWh/d/p
• gt3 GW demanded every second
• 20,215kWh/home/yr

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Sustainable energy resources

• Wind abundant, wide spread
• Onshore hydro plenty of rain!
• Offshore hydro some of the UKs best tidal flow
• Solar in the south is best

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The Wales approach

• Our aim is to produce more electricity from
  renewables than we consume as a nation within 20
  years.
• One Wales One Planet, a new Sustainable
  Development Scheme for Wales, p. 55

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The Wales approach -helping communities

• Wales has world leading agenda
• PD rights for some installations from 2009 using
  devolved rights
• Encouragement through active Assembly Minister
• Renewable Energy Route Map
• One Wales One Planet, a new Sustainable
  Development Scheme for Wales

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The Wales approach

• Planning Policy
• TAN 8 Renewable Energy (incl. SSAs for wind)
• TAN 12 Design
• TAN 22 Sustainable Buildings (2010) (mandatory
  CSH)

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• Action on small/community-scale renewables will
  include
• initial 15m EU funding supporting 22 community
  energy projects
• maximising the significant benefits of providing
  domestic heat through renewable means in all our
  programmes
• supporting the early introduction of a UK
  renewable heat incentive scheme
• working with stakeholders to encourage the
  take-up of renewable energy financial incentives
  from micro- to macro-scale projects
• championing the potential benefits of feed-in
  tariffs for community renewable energy projects
• encouraging the piloting of smart-grid technology
  in Wales
• small-scale renewables support through the Welsh
  planning system
• providing domestic renewables as part of our Home
  Energy Efficiency Scheme
• promoting local energy generation, including as
  part of public sector schemes and procurements
• Working towards zero carbon homes by 2016

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HELP!!!
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• Benefits to be acquired
• Local skills, employment and capacity in
  renewable energy social enterprise
• Reduce CO2 emissions
• Non-government income
• Increase energy security - potentially
• Possible protection from rising world energy
  prices

• PPS services offered
• Feasibility Study
• Consultancy work
• Confirm site technical feasibility
• Initial statutory consultations
• Scoping/planning
• Approximate financial forecasts
• Secure Site
• Option and Lease?
• Purchase/own?
• Business Development
• Constitution and Company registration (IPS? LLP?
  CIC?)
• Capacity/skills assessment

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Roch

• Measured wind resource 5.0 m/s
• NOABL wind estimate 5.7 m/s
• Turbine quote 54,000
• 25,000 PPS
• 20,000 reserves
• 9,000 pledges/loans
• Annual income 7,600

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PSEEG

• Modelled wind resource 7.0 m/s
• Met monitoring imminent
• Turbine size 800 kW (E53)
• Turbine quote est. 1,500,000
• 0 PPS
• 300,000 Ynnir Fro Loan?
• 1.2m bank loan?
• Annual income 293,000

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Newport

• Solar resource 3.22 kWh/d (PVGIS)
• West-Southwest facing roof
• Proposed array size circa. 17kW
• Array cost est. 56,000
• 25,000 PPS
• 10,000 Other funding
• remaining community pledges
• Annual income 4-5,000

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Lessons learnt
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Lessons learnt

• Hindrances and delays
• Planning, objectors, enthusiasm, remoteness
• Cost, funding, expertise
• Other statutory consultees
• Special designations
• Positives and encouragements
• Planning, supporters, enthusiasm, remoteness
• Funding, expertise (social capital)

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Thank you

• Questions?
• Matthew Leese
• matt_at_ecocentre.org.uk
• 01239 821907