1. Community Energy Linking National and Local Action Emma Bridge Community Energy England CENE CEYH14-5 Feb 15

2. Fritts solar array - 1884

3. Brush’s wind turbine (1888) 4-5 Feb 153

4. What is community energy? Community projects / initiatives focussed on the four strands of: o Reducing energy use o Managing energy better o Generating energy o Purchasing energy CENE CEYH44-5 Feb 15

5. Why community energy? Increased autonomy/resilience through long- term income Reduced energy costs Reducing energy Opportunities for education A strengthened sense of place Engages with climate change Increase in visitors to the area CENE CEYH54-5 Feb 15

6. Solar Energy UK Conference64-5 Feb 15

7. Overcoming obstacles CENE CEYH74-5 Feb 15

8. CENE CEYH8 4-5 Feb 15 Community opposition to community support

9. Community Energy England Founded June 2014 ~150 members o c. 70% community groups o Leading renewable energy developers o Local authorities, NGOs & others o 1 st independent energy supplier just joined The voice of community energy o Join at: www.CommunityEnergyEngland.orgwww.CommunityEnergyEngland.org CENE CEYH94-5 Feb 15

10. CEE Mission To help create the conditions within which the community energy sector can rapidly grow such that community energy projects become a normal part of the work of local communities and the organisations that support them. Or……. Moving Community Energy from ‘Niche to Norm’ CENE CEYH4-5 Feb 1510

11. 12 Manifesto policies... 1.Ambitious climate targets 2.Pre-accreditation 3.Tax incentives 4.Retention of Feed in Tariff 5.Community right to buy-in (aka shared ownership) 6.Grid access 7.Local supply 8.Access to capital 9.Planning recognition 10.Regulatory support 11.Income generation for community energy efficiency organisations 12.Policy stability CENE CEYH114-5 Feb 15

12. CEE support activities Policy (active & re-active) Community-2-community Commercial-2-community Community-2-commercial Data collection & mapping CENE CEYH124-5 Feb 15

13. Other support Community energy Support and Advice Resource / CESAR (One-stop-shop) Rural and Urban Community Energy Funds Peer mentoring – Coops UK and Centre for Social Action DECC community energy competition Shared ownership Community Hydro Forum CENE CEYH134-5 Feb 15

14. Please let us know what you think, what you want and what we can do Emma Bridge Community Energy England emma.bridge@communityenergyengland.org www.communityenergyengland.org @comm1nrg CENE CEYH144-5 Feb 15

15. Coops UK Energy Mentoring scheme http://energymentoring.org.uk/ Centre for Social Action’s Community Energy Peer Mentoring http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/community-energy-peer- mentoring-fund/http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/community-energy-peer- mentoring-fund/ DECC community energy competition https://www.gov.uk/government/news/win-a-share-of-100k- and-cut-your-energy-billshttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/win-a-share-of-100k- and-cut-your-energy-bills Urban Community Energy Fund https://www.gov.uk/urban-community-energy-fund Rural Community Energy Fund http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/rural-community-energy-fund One-stop shop/CESAR (available shortly) Community Hydro Forum http://communityenergyengland.org/energy/renewable/hydro/ mentoring/http://communityenergyengland.org/energy/renewable/hydro/ mentoring/ CENE CEYH1514-Oct-14