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Creating Local Energy

Who we are

• REPOWERING is 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 and project management expertise needed to ensure successful delivery

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How it Works

Why Brixton?

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 through socially responsible investment  To promote energy efficiency through education, home energy audits, etc  To provide apprenticeships and work experience for local people

…it’s all about wellbeing!

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

Our vision

Before... After...

• 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...

The potential…

• Research by Camco & Baker Tilly estimates the potential for over 3.5 GW
• f community-owned renewables in England, Scotland & Wales
• …that’s enough energy to power to nearly 4,000 homes for a full year

At Repowering, we want to help you deliver your

• wn community owned renewable energy project...

Project benefits…

Social return

• Renewable Energy Co-operatives are created,
• wned and managed by the local community
• Support and training for vulnerable youth, local

residents and job seekers

• Paid apprenticeships and internships, providing
• pportunities to gain valuable skills and

experience

• Tackling fuel poverty through energy efficiency

initiatives, such as home energy audits

Financial Return

• Highly competitive ROI: Each project delivers a

return of 3-5% per annum back to shareholders

• Renewable energy infrastructure capital costs

are funded through community share offer

• Resilience to energy price shocks: Energy resold

for communal usage at up to 20% discount

• Ring fenced funds created for allocation within

the community

Environmental return

• Renewable energy infrastructure created
• Clean, green, renewable energy generated
• Reduction in the borough’s carbon footprint
• Reduced energy consumption locally, following

community engagement and energy efficiency initiatives

Each project typically delivers...

• 50 kWh solar PV array installed
• 37,50

,500 kWh generated p.a.

• 20 tCO2 per annum
• 10 paid work experience placements
• 6 internships
• 4 Energy Audit “Train the trainer” workshops
• 10

100 0 energy surveys, 10 10 Home energy audits

• Over 5,000 residents engaged

What does it take?

• Site identification and selection
• Site survey
• Resident / community engagement
• Planning
• Financial modeling
• Grant applications
• Council liaison
• National Grid connection
• FSA compliance
• Share offer promotion
• Construction oversight
• Managing volunteers
• IT and platform design
• Insurance
• FIT application
• Risk management
• Power Purchase Agreements
• Export metering
• Tender scoping
• Promotion & launch events
• Supplier negotiations
• Financial administration

Here’s a selection of what we had to do for BES 1... The project required over 2,500 hours dedicated commitment from professionals with the right expertise!

What can you do?

1) Start a group 2) Agree a vision / objective 3) Engage with the council

Get involved!

1) Start a group

• Find like-minded individuals
• Agree rules of engagement
• Be positive
• Be respectful
• Take responsibility
• Talk to people
• Listen to people
• Agree by consensus

2) Agree a vision

• Values
• Define objectives
• Community fund

3) Engage council

• Build relationships
• Gain political support
• Work together
• Develop partnership

Repowering can help

At Repowering, we can help you with all of this.

…We’ve already 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

Pro rojects jects Partner ners Awar ards ds & & Nomina inatio tions ns

Repowering can help

At Repowering, we can help you with all of this.

…We’ve already 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

Pro rojects jects Partner ners Awar ards ds & & Nomina inatio tions ns

Final thought

“I just hope other estates can have this too!”

• Shemsa Guri Osman

Thanks for your time

Agamemnon Otero

Co-founder & Director +44 (0) 79 6082 9826 Agamemnon.Otero@Repowering.org.uk