What next for Power Up North London? 29 October 2016 2pm Arrival 2.10pm Introductory session: The future of community energy Power Up North London Jesse Scharf, 10:10 Aoife O’ Leary, Pure Leapfrog Alex Hartley, SELCE 3.00 Workshop session 3.45pm Workshop feedback and closing comments 4.00pm Drinks at the Lord Palmerston!

Power Up North London - the story so far 2014 April Public meeting led by 3 Transition Town groups in Camden May Core group (around 10 volunteers) begin to meet once a month 2015 January Begin speaking to St. Anne’s Church Highgate July Begin speaking to TRA of local housing estate July Begin working on UCEF application July Incorporated as Community Benefit Society September Public meeting at housing estate September FiT pre- accreditation for St. Anne’s Church, Highgate November Awarded UCEF grant for feasibility work for two projects

Power Up North London - the story so far 2016 February Begin work on architect’s drawings and planning application for St. Anne’s Church project March Planning application submitted for St. Anne’s Church project July Planning application recommended for approval August 30,100 raised through community share offer September Installation of panels at St. Anne’s Church

What next for PUNL?

Why do we exist?

Our Vision Diverse communities of thinkers and doers (up & down the country) have sustainable control of local renewable energy generation and consumption An idea factory for creation of social impact, contributing to combatting climate change

Clean energy generation Reduce carbon emissions Combat climate change Sustainable business model

Partner with local organisations Reduce bills Support local jobs Encourage green behaviours

Community Energy Fund Community benefit from funded projects eg. reduced fuel poverty Environment benefits from funded projects Community cohesion

Community Shareholders Community ideas & ownership of local social & environmental issues Financial, social and environmental returns Community cohesion & pride

Inspiring others Inspiring community energy locally & nationally Inspiring community enterprise in our community

Influencing policy Contributing to discussions around change change / community energy Sharing learning with local / national policy makers / funders

Entrepreneurial skills & knowledge Team members develop technical / soft skills Friendships & fun

Challenges and opportunities Highly engaged network of people and support in community Experience gained from first project and skills developed across team mean future projects can be more ambitious, efficient, wider reach Reduction of the feed-in tariff by 65% in January means that less sites are viable for solar projects, but a model can still work for buildings with high on- site consumption and with a Power Purchase Agreement in place. Current support mechanism for renewable heat under review Opportunities for further generation projects as well as looking at other areas such as energy efficiency Mayor of London very supportive of community energy and is looking at ways the GLA can assist groups End of feasibility grants through Urban Community Energy Fund, but other funding still available- e.g. Power To Change, Aviva Many groups looking at LED lighting- simple business model, subsidy free and and high rates of return Opportunity to support other groups in area

Get in touch... www.powerupnorthlondon.org powerupnorthlondon@gmail.com