Sustaining Dunbar: Draft Dunbar and District Local Resilience Vision and Action Plan

What resources Activities Participation Local Energy Milestones

are needed to What needs to be done? Who needs to be involved?
be able to make Short term Medium Term Long term
change? 5 years 10 years 15+ years
Energy Situation A. Raise awareness of local
now implications of peak oil
B. Ensure that local renewable Local energy demand Most of the barriers Change to more local
There are barriers from the energy production and decrease of reduction and renewable for and diverse energy
consumer’s point of view:
consumption is part of the ELC energy production is part householders/busines sources
1. Cost: of energy efficiency
S.O. A. of the ELC Single Outcome ses to reduce energy
measures and installation of local demand tailored
C. Ensure ELC develops and Agreement. demand and install
micro-renewables considered to local supply
implements a Local Energy Policy renewables have been
expensive, SOA shapes enabling
D. Identify the constraints and removed
2. Availability: limited policies By 2025 we are
availability of expert, impartial, opportunities which exist in ELC Range of community more locally
personalised energy advice; Planning Policy ELC has a Local Energy energy initiatives resilient because we
little information about the E. Encourage and incentivise Policy functioning effectively have a diversity of
local impacts of peak oil; lack sustainable, relocalised energy
Aligned ELC planning policy energy supply and
of MCS registered installers Pilot projects are set
Evidence production.
with incentives and targets can meet our
and trusted trades people
600+ local people
Aim F. Make it easier for communities to up and demonstrating
energy needs by
3. Lack of time: to think about a range of renewable
throughout ward 7 By 2025 we install community owned The issues preventing using 50% less fossil
and organise installation of energy technologies
have indicated that are more renewables householders/businesses fuels.
energy efficiency measures,
G. Identify the barriers to reducing from making their buildings
find local joiners etc. they do want to be locally Policy
ELC, Education and skills
building energy demand Consumers, more energy efficient have training exists (eco
4. Lack of ownership: e.g. of able to be more resilient Legislation Farmers, been identified
sites for wind turbines and H. To find ways of making finance refurbishment,
energy efficient but because we SOA Businesses,
renewables, etc.)
other energy sources; the existing Incentives available on easy terms e.g. green Schools An action plan for meeting
problems faced by tenants
have a mortgages
barriers do not Grants local energy needs from
5. Existing regulations: limit diversity of Researchers I. To identify opportunities for local resources exists
make it easy for
what is permitted in energy supply ELC staff education and skills training in low
conservation areas, restrict
them to do so. It is easier for
Interviews with
and can meet Farmers energy building and
siting of turbines etc. Teachers householders/businesses
local farmers. our energy refurbishment, renewable
to reduce energy demand
Overall situation is: Public
6. A disconnection between local Interviews with needs using demand technologies incl. fuel wood supply and install renewables
energy needs and local energy ELC. 50% less chain.
J. Set up pilot demonstration local People are more aware
production. Research into fossil fuels
7. Current energy supply is very energy projects about the local impacts of
published and than we do in peak oil
dependent on cheap oil and K. Analysis of local renewable energy
unpublished 2010.
other fossil fuels potential
information. Exemplar eco
8. Payments for energy almost all L. Provide advice and information on refurbishment projects in
leave local economy as energy
energy efficiency, energy reduction, existing housing stock
supply companies all
and installation of renewables.
externally owned
9. Demand for energy is high M. Analysis of local demand and needs.
10. Confusing and constantly Household, business, school, farms, What will make this work: What will prevent this from working:
changing Government fishing etc.
incentives and grants N. Develop Action Plans for local
East Lothian Council have: East Lothian Council do not have:
renewable energy  enabling policies in place  Policy will be enabling and in place
 Joined up Planning  Joined up Planning
Assumptions Legislation will be enforcing positive Legislation will be enforcing positive change
East Lothian Council will agree and align: change Farmers and consumers are not welcoming of
Farmers and consumers are not welcoming this change.
 Policy will be enabling and in place
of this change. Funding is not available to enable Research,
 Joined up Planning Funding is not available to enable Technology and Skills Development.
Legislation will be enforcing positive change Research, Technology and Skills
Farmers and consumers will be welcoming of this change Development.
Funding will be available to enable Research, Technology and Skills Development