Community-owned Renewable Energy Sixways, Worcester 10 September 2014 Jon Hallé

Co-operative helping people to set up renewable energy co-ops Founded 2011, spin-off from Energy4All 40+ co-ops set up across the technologies and UK Finding projects Setting up the co-operative Financial planning Share offer Administration Filling in the gaps ….

West Midlands population: 5.3 million CO 2 : 50 million tonnes

Sources: WDM, IEA Nigeria population: 140 million CO 2 : 52 million tonnes West Midlands population: 5.3 million CO 2 : 50 million tonnes

Source: renewables-map.co.uk

Sources: renewables-map.co.uk DECC (2012)

1. Stuff gets mined from all over the planet 2. These guys set fire to it. Some of it becomes electricity 3. You use lots of your money to buy it from them. And then waste most of it.

1. We get energy from the weather 2. And turn it into energy we can use

2. They invest it all over the planet In things you may or may not think are great 1. You invest your money with people you trust 3. They give you a 1-3% return on your investment

2. And get 4-9% return 1. You invest your money with a co-op you own

2. And get 4-9% return + tax relief

2. And get 4-9% return + tax relief + community benefit

2. And get 4-9% return + tax relief + community benefit + public understanding of renewables so we can get ourselves out of this mess!

Shropshire pop. 306, ,000 MWh. electricity 600,000/8760 =70 MW 280 MW wind (100 big turbines) 700 MW solar (100 big solar farms) £700m Sources: SC, Nat. Stats

Shropshire pop. 306, ,000 MWh. electricity 600,000/8760 =70 MW 280 MW wind (100 big turbines) 700 MW solar (100 big solar farms) £700m Sources: HSBC, SC, Nat. Stats 306,100 x 0.015= £4600m

Shropshire pop. 306, ,000 MWh. electricity 600,000/8760 =70 MW 280 MW wind (100 big turbines) 700 MW solar (100 big solar farms) £700m Sources: HSBC, SC, Nat. Stats 306,100 x 0.015= £4600m 15% of our savings 100% low-carbon electricity We get a 7% return

Westmill Wind Co-op First 100% community- owned wind farm in SE England 5 x 1.3MW turbines 2374 members

Registered Societies One member one vote 2 Legal forms Can raise shares from the public Create local, ethical investment opportunity £100-£100,000 investment per member 4-8% return on investment typically Replicable model (low to no grant) Co-ops UK 2011

Community renewable societies

Community PV Leominster Community Solar

kW 90 members £150,000 share offer Performance exceeding expectations Now helping new School Coop

Shropshire’s first renewable energy co-op Neen Sollars Community Hydro

15kW 73 members £150,000 share offer

Neen Sollars Community Hydro 15kW 73 members £150,000 share offer A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Lao Tzu

Crida Wind Co-op 1.5MW £20,000 annual community fund Currently in planning

Crida Wind Co-op 10% of domestic electricity usage in Bridgnorth

Dingwall Wind Co-op 250 kW single turbine

Woolhope Woodfuel

The Woods Undermanaged or unmanaged woodland Wildlife and Biodiversity benefits 4000 tonnes/yr practicable sustainable resource (FC) Few incentives to manage Need for a high value, steady income stream for woodfuel ? and/or support, stability, advice, co- operation, information sharing…

Heating Heating on oil or LPG Costs rising High carbon Move to biomass expensive and risky Need for capital and a reliable supply of genuinely sustainable woodfuel Heating oil costs adjusted for RPI

The Co-operative Contracting for wood supply locally Storing, drying, chipping Installing, maintaining and fuelling boilers for local heavy heat users A local co-operative which members of the public can join, run and benefit from. Members return 6-8% (supported by RHI) Fownhope CRAG

Boilers offer Large heat users (£5000/yr+) State of the art boiler installed free We sell them heat We maintain and fuel the boiler 20% below oil costs guaranteed for 20 years

Canon Frome Court 50 residents in 19 flats Heated on LPG, oil, coal, wood Hard to heat and listed Willing to consider radical solutions

Share offer £325k raised in members Many local but UK-wide interest UK’s first heat co-op

Canon Frome install 199kW boiler LPG backup Heat main

Next steps Sharing the model More boilers Woodfuel supply chain

New models Pomona solar, 250KW ground+ Industrial Hydro in Ludlow Chase Solar, Social housing Co-ownership, moving beyond FiTs

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Jon Hallé