Local authorities and public sector bodies are increasingly recognising the strategic importance of local energy generation and heat networks. These can provide a number of benefits, including:
- Creating new revenue streams
- Addressing fuel poverty
- Lowering energy costs
- Cutting carbon
Local authorities are ideally placed to take a key role in the development of these schemes, but there are a number of barriers to implementation. This webinar, presented by Helen Andrews Tipper, Public Sector Manager and Ben Lynch, Technical Support Manager, covers:
- How to identify opportunities for local energy generation and heat networks
- The strategic importance of local authorities for influencing development through planning powers, providing anchor loads, and cheap access to finance
- Getting a project off the ground: building internal business case, communicating with stakeholders, engaging with the market
- An introduction to legal, technical and financial issues
- Case studies of successful projects
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