1. Cornwall Council – Empowering a Localised Energy Future Dan Nicholls Planning Housing and Regeneration Service Cornwall Council

2. Structure Issues facing Cornwall Progress What does it mean for Cornwall? What do we want? What are we doing? What next?

3. Issues

4. Progress 342 MW currently installed 292 MW electricity 40 MW heat 7% Cornwall’s annual energy demand 429 MW with planning but not installed 293 MW electricity 136 MW heat 15% Cornwall’s annual energy demand Data correct as of Sept 2013

5. What does that mean? Lots of wind turbines and solar farms Green/proactive reputation Expertise Increasing local landscape and amenity concern Limited export (to grid) capacity Jobs (but limited) No community schemes

6. What do we want?

7. Jobs 10,00015,50024,000 Current jobs in SW England Projected total 2020, based on current growth To meet 2020 targets

8. Resilient Communities Resilience

9. Retained investment Security of supply Tackle fuel bills and poverty Maximise value of existing generation

10. What are we doing to get there?

11. Planning Solar PV and solar thermal Onshore wind Anaerobic Digestion Hydropower Biomass Heat pumps Deep Geothermal Advanced Energy from Waste

12. Promotion

13. Reward Sustainable Business

14. Local Supply Chain www.cornwallsolardirectory.co.uk 109 Cornish companiesCommunity Energy Actors

15. Community Energy Group Forum 10 + community groups. ‘Very positive learning and networking forum’

16. Community Delivery Revolving Fund

17. Group buying = cheaper cost Targets ‘fuel poor’ & low carbon energy 10% to Cornish fund (fuel poverty, energy efficiency health inequality) Cornwall Together

18. What do we need to do next?

19. Local Energy Future Smart Cornwall License Lite Develop Cornwall Together Council/Community- owned generation New opportunities – Geothermal? Funding?

20. Dan Nicholls Cornwall Council Planning, Housing and Regeneration dan.nicholls@cornwall.gov.uk dan.nicholls@cornwall.gov.uk