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Creating Local Energy

Creating Local Energy. Partnership Working: Supporting Communities through co-producing projects with Local Authorities and Communities. Agamemnon Otero Chief Executive Officer @ RepowerLondon. Content. Who we are What we do Our vision Our services Our experience. @ RepowerLondon.

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Creating Local Energy

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  1. Creating Local Energy Partnership Working: Supporting Communities through co-producing projects with Local Authorities and Communities • Agamemnon Otero • Chief Executive Officer • @RepowerLondon

  2. Content Who we are What we do Our vision Our services Our experience • @RepowerLondon

  3. Who we are • REPOWERINGis a not-for-profit organisation • Creating local energy: We specialise in co-producing community-owned renewable energy projects • Our team: • Dedicated employees working collaboratively alongside enthusiastic volunteers • We have the essential technical, financial, legal andproject management expertise needed to ensure successful delivery • @RepowerLondon

  4. How it Works • @RepowerLondon

  5. Vision: to create empowered resilient communities with ownership and control of their energy generation and use Co-operative governance structure ensures feedback loop Strategic development and co-production Stakeholders Inputs Delivery vehicle Outputs Customers Brixton Energy Solar 1 Community groups Transition Groups Volunteers Local Authorities Building owners Solar installation companies Residents Tenant Management Organisations Project Management Renewable Energy generation Local Authorities e.g. Lambeth Brixton Energy Solar 2 Financial modeling Local leadership and work experience Residents Brixton Energy Solar 3 CommunityEngagement Ethical and green investment Investors Legal and IT expertise Reduced costs for renewable energy Other renewable energy co-ops Energy bill payer PR and Marketing Community Energy Efficiency Fund Vulnerable and Fuel poor Other renewable energy co-ops Outcomes Increased green skills and job opportunities Reduced fuel poverty Clean and pleasant environment Repowering Co-operativess

  6. Why Brixton? …it’s all about wellbeing! Lambeth is the 5th most deprived area in London and the 25th most deprived in UK As a key focal point within Lambeth, Brixton gave us the chance to address some serious problems Brixton Energy Solar 1 & 2 & 3 Goals: • To allow people to invest in themselves & their community • To allow people to gain financially throughsocially responsible investment • To promote energy efficiency through education, home energy audits, etc • To provide apprenticeships and work experience for local people • @RepowerLondon

  7. Engagement Asking what people want. Include them in the solution. Embed them in the feed back loops. Work for… Local Residents Vulnerable youth Job seekers Lowering bills… Energy switching Energy Efficiency workshops Solar panel making workshops Generate funds

  8. Our vision • To create resilient, empowered communities that control and own the generation and usage of renewable energy • To support wide-scale development of community-owned renewable energy projects across London To put it another way... Before... After... • @RepowerLondon

  9. The potential… • Research by Camco & Baker Tilly estimates the potential for over 3.5 GW of community-owned renewables in England, Scotland & Wales • 7 Trillion pounds of housing stock in the UK. 3 Social 2 Private 2 business • @RepowerLondon

  10. Project benefits…

  11. What it takes • A selection of the things we provide for community groups • Managing volunteers • IT and platform design • Insurance • FIT application • Risk management • Electricity PPA • Export metering • Tender scoping • Promotion & launch events • Supplier negotiations • Financial administration • Site detection • Site survey • Resident / community engagement • Planning • Financial modeling • Grant applications • Council liaison • National Grid connection • FSA compliance • Share offer promotion • Construction oversight • The delivery of BES1 required a commitment of over 2,500 hours (20 weeks) from dedicated professionals with the right expertise • Repowering helps community groups achieve this

  12. Repowering Experience Repowering, has done it three times • 1st Inner City Cooperatively Owned Solar PV station in UK • 1st Co-op Renewable Power Station on Social Housing in UK • 1st Co-op to imbed & ring fence a social aims fund in UK • 1st Co-op to set up as carbon trader in UK • 1st Energy project to accept local currency B£ in the World Projects Partners Awards & Nominations • @RepowerLondon

  13. Final thought “I just hope other estates can have this too!” - ShemsaGuriOsman • @RepowerLondon

  14. Thanks for your time • Agamemnon Otero Co-founder & C.E.O. +44 (0) 79 6082 9826 • @RepowerLondon Agamemnon.Otero@Repowering.org.uk

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