COMMUNITY ENERGY

Let's face it, Net Zero needs buy-in from everyone. Energy provision is a huge factor affecting our ability to reduce emissions and we believe that our community has a role to play in this. In a community energy project, people work together to reduce their energy use and generate low carbon heat and power locally.  In practice, this takes the form of increasing awareness, providing funding for insulation, increasing solar generation (such as roof-top solar), and exploring local opportunities for onshore wind. Community-owned energy generation can even reduce costs!

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DCC's core objective is to tackle Climate Change, and is engaged in providing Energy Advice to individuals and groups to help them better understand how they can both reduce energy consumption, and use and generate energy in a more environmentally friendly manner. With funding from Community Energy Pathways and the National Lottery Climate Action Fund, we have hired a number of Energy Champions, who spend their time running Energy Clinics, engaging with residents, and delivering highly relevant and valuable advice.

 

While energy saving brings the quickest returns, we are also seeking out opportunities to generate more energy locally: identifying opportunities for roof-top solar on public and industrial buildings.