1. Community Investment What is it? 09.12.2014 1

2. Our investment needs to bring value to the area Flexible funding = flexible opportunities How to make best use of this long term opportunity to meet local needs for the future? potential opportunities are fully explored from an early stage, making sure they are appropriate and relevant to the area understand the community’s needs and interests Thinking to the future and working through the opportunities and issues 2 Make sure that there are tangible local benefits from a project supporting the country’s energy needs Loans Revenue Capital Grants Purchasing assets Legacy funding

3. Our Commitment Significant in scale and longevity. Opportunities for all kinds of projects, activities or investments. Setting it up well requires effort and investment: An important part of the project - not an afterthought Start early – shape and explore the options and opportunities to work towards something fit for purpose for the community’s needs Transparent – offer wide and open opportunities to get involved Develop opportunity in line with community feedback Invest in supporting the community in developing the potential A long term agreement – a legal agreement with the community to secure the fund for the life of the project (RPI Index Linked) 3

4. Getting people involved DECC guidance and principles – independent source of information for you and the community to understand the stages to the process How can we best work with you? How can we best share information and make this stage of the process constructive for all involved? Who else needs to be involved This is the start of the work …….. 4

5. What’s possible? 5