The Role Of Community Energy - Putting the Energy system on a sustainable pathway
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Our CEO, Paul Kenny's presentation on Community Energy at today's seminar organised by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
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The Role Of Community Energy - Putting the Energy system on a sustainable pathway
- 1. The Role Of Community Energy Paul Kenny, B.E. C. Eng. Chief Executive Tipperary Energy Agency Putting the Energy system on a sustainable pathway 2nd December 2014
- 2. Tipperary Energy Agency is a partner in the Interreg 4c ACE that aims to identify barriers and solutions to Community Energy in northwest Europe
- 3. Context/ Drivers • Clear we need to Transition to Sustainable Energy. • The “Distributional Impact” of policy needs to be carefully considered. • Current “policy” leading to destabilising wealth transfer. • Citizen owned Vs multinational profit. • Citizens have little trust in the “system”
- 4. Ideal Energy Senario (Citizen) • Citizens use energy wisely • Energy use contributes to the local and national economy (not harms it) • Citizens and businesses supply energy on a competitive basis. • The rewards of which are in turn invested (mainly) in our economy. • Policies support a secure, stable and clean industry.
- 5. Ownership
- 6. Communities Own Transition • Tipperary Energy Communities retrofit ~ 70% homes signed up. • Aran Islands similar at 60+% • Research has & will continue to show community energy engages. • Requires a bottom up approach at a community level. • Needs to unleash • Volunteer effort (competitive) • Citizens savings • Economic development
- 7. Community Energy Delivers Value Value to Local Economy / MW / Annum 85,702 90,036 148,559 Non Local Spend Local Spend Ownership Revenue Ownership Benefit Accruing to Local * Based on real figures for one project. NPV assuming 20 year life time
- 8. Community Energy Delivers Scale Danish vision of community energy - Engages people and their savings - Empowers decisions - Owns infrastructure – DH, Wind, Solar District Heating must be consumer owned – i.e. community Planned Tralee District Heating - 100M revenue over 20 years - All locally sourced energy. - Equivalent of 135 sustainable jobs. - 13,000 T CO2 (per annum)
- 9. Community Policy Support • Support the conversation at a local level • Parish Development, tidy towns, Transition groups, Local Authorities • Facilitated through “community energy office” or Leader program • Strategic focus on removal of barriers (Grid speculation, supportive planning policy, structured financing model and support, simplified payments for Microgen) • Competitive, structured, scaled supports of experts for communities.
- 10. Tipperary Energy Agency • Non profit, public good enterprise • Partnership approach • Energy management • Renewable energy and energy efficiency • Procurement, project mgmt. • Cost effective, value driven • Paul Kenny • Chief Executive • T: 052 7443090 • F: 052 7443012 • E: pkenny@tea.ie • W: www.tea.ie