In this week’s episode Imogen and the team went to visit Ray Valley Solar Park, the UK’s largest community-owned ground-mounted solar park to find out how community benefit societies are helping to transform the UK’s energy landscape.
We speak with Barbara Hammond, CEO of the Low Carbon Hub, and Angus Fraser from Heat Clanfield to understand how community energy projects work, their unique financing structure, and the tangible benefits they bring to local areas.
Timestamps
0:00 Ray Valley Solar Park
0:35 What is Community Owned Energy?
1:00 Community Energy Benefits & Local Impact
1:33 What is a Community Benefit Society?
1:37 What is the Low Carbon Hub?
2:56 How Community Benefit Societies Work
4:41 Benefits to Local Communities
6:24 The Communication Challenge
6:40 What’s Needed to Scale Up Community Energy
8:00 Ensuring Energy Transition Benefits Everyone
8:45 Heat Clanfield
9:58 Timeline & Challenges
11:28 Long-Term Vision for Local Energy
12:36 Advice for Communities Considering Similar Projects
13:17 Final Thoughts
For more information:
- www.lowcarbonhub.org
- www.heatclanfield.org
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