1. Community-owned Renewable Energy Sixways, Worcester 10 September 2014 Jon Hallé jon@sharenergy.coop www.sharenergy.coop

2. 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 ….

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

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

5. Source: renewables-map.co.uk

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

14. Shropshire pop. 306,100. 600,000 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

15. Shropshire pop. 306,100. 600,000 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

16. Shropshire pop. 306,100. 600,000 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

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

18. 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

19. Community renewable societies

20. Community PV Leominster Community Solar

21. 2012 50 kW 90 members £150,000 share offer Performance exceeding expectations Now helping new School Coop

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

23. 15kW 73 members £150,000 share offer

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

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

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

27. Dingwall Wind Co-op 250 kW single turbine

31. Woolhope Woodfuel

32. 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…

33. 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 2000- 2011

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. Share offer £325k raised in 2012 160 members Many local but UK-wide interest UK’s first heat co-op

38. Canon Frome install 199kW boiler LPG backup Heat main

39. Next steps Sharing the model More boilers Woodfuel supply chain

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

41. Join the movement !

42. Jon Hallé jon@sharenergy.coop www.sharenergy.coop