Northern Powergrid and Community Energy Siobhan Barton Head of Communications Northern Powergrid 29 April 2014

2 Northern Powergrid operates in Yorkshire and the Northeast Part of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Key statistics : –10,000 square miles of service area 8,200 MW maximum demand –58,000 miles of power network –Serving a population of over eight million –Component of annual domestic bill: £90 Our area includes: –Three of the UK’s 10 biggest cities –In the Northeast, the highest unemployment rate in the UK –Highest combined deprivation levels in UK alongside the North West –Four national parks Harrogate

3 Why community energy? National focus Our plans are set to 2023: – Social responsibility – Connections – Low carbon Here today to: – Find out more from you – Better understand the barriers, the solutions and our role “Every community that wants to form an energy group, or take forward an energy project, should be able to do so regardless of background or location” DECC Community Energy Strategy published January 2014

4 Government strategy headlines Strategy headlines Areas of identified barriers

Northern Powergrid and Community Energy Siobhan Barton Head of Communications Northern Powergrid 29 April 2014