1. 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!

2. 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

3. 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

4. What next for PUNL?

5. Why do we exist?

6. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. Get in touch... www.powerupnorthlondon.org