A description of the Transition Town Marlow group in general and their specific project to establish 100 solar panel installations in Marlow.

2. Welcome to the Public Meeting Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School Supported by Good Energyand Freesource Energy

4. Aim of Transition Town Marlow & the 100 Solar Project

5. Why we chose Good Energy & Freesource

6. Overview of the discounts (rebates)

7. Where we are now

8. Meet our partners

9. The Technology

10. Good Energy and Feed-in Tariffs

12. New group, eight of us set up in May 2009; 52 members

13. People in Marlow who are concerned about the environment, climate change & reliance on fossil fuels

15. Initially: benefit from being a serious negotiating partner: secure much better pricing and conditions

16. Take action as a community to reduce our collective CO2 and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels

17. Goal:

18. As interest grew... to get 100 solar installations in Marlow (& surrounding area), i.e. a disproportionately high number

19. Generate local and media interest in solar energy

20. Increase the local uptake in solar technology

21. Buying Group Benefits:

22. Not-for-profit group – all savings pass to everyone

23. Time we invested:10 companies / energy provider / architect + negotiating group savings

25. Finalised our negotiations in January 2010

27. Discounts (Rebates)

28. 139 people have registered their interest

29. 103 people registered for tonight’s meeting

30. 23 Surveys carried out

32. Initially pay £3,780

34. Coffee break

35. Then to Hugo (Good Energy, Head of Generation Marketing) – GE overview + Feed-in Tariffs

36. Q&A Session “Solar Panel”: Philip (Project Lead) / Dave (Carbon Coach) / Hugo (GE) / Alex (FS)

38. Freesource Energy – Experienced Renewable Energy Engineers Principle installer for Good Energy for Solar thermal, PV, Wind and heat pumps Other clients we service: National Trust, Sunrise London Scheme, Numerous local authority schemes, Blue chip commercial clients, Housing associations, architects, engineers, private clients Core team of 8 electrical, heating engineers and roofers in the field with up to 25 more available under subcontracted service level agreements

39. MCS accredited installers for 3 years across 4 technologies In house design team 4 in house surveyors, all trained on same courses asinstallers to ensure accurate assessment of sites Experienced electrical, heating and roofing teams Strong product range with flexibility to install into lotsof retrofit scenarios Very pragmatic, thorough and naturally cautious aboutthe choice of technology to ensure long termpeace of mind for the client Freesource Energy Further benefits

41. Provides 60% of your domestic annual hot water

42. Can heat swimming pools and pre-heats for large hot water demand

44. Evacuated Tubes Suitable for domestic or commercial use Mounted on roof only Advantages: Slightly higher output temperature Thermostatic cut off valve on the panel to prevent overheating Uses less surface area than flat plate Tubes can be adjusted to optimise sun angle Disadvantages: Tubes can fail and require replacing Less durable than flat plates

45. Solar Thermal Example Schematic Drawing

47. 1kwp will generate 750kwh per annum

48. You are entitled to Feed-in Tariff income and will be paid for your generation

50. Supported by Good Energyand Freesource Energy

51. Our mission and our vision We believe in Sustainable Energy for All We want to connect thousands of people with sustainable energy Energy Security Economic Stability Environmental Sustainability

52. What we do The sustainable energy supplierof choiceWe supply 26,000 homes and businesses with100% renewable electricity The partner of choice for renewable energy generatorsWorking with over 1200 independent generators Thought leaders and innovators in sustainable energyLobbying to make lasting change at policy level anddesigning propositions that are leading the industry

53. Sustainable energy supplier of choice Providing 100% renewable electricity, no coal, no gas, no nuclear. “For those consumers who want a green electricity supply, pure and simple, this is probably the closest they will get to it” National Consumer Council Source: 2008 Supplier fuel mix disclosure, NCC “Reality vs. rhetoric” report

54. Partner of choice for renewable energy generators Good Energy works with and buys energy from over 1200 generators across the UK, delivering competitive prices, expert service and advice to: Homes producing heat and electricityusing solar power Businesses and communities making electricity from small scale hydropower Landowners and small holders usingwind energy Pioneers using bio-energy and wave power to produce electricity

55. Thought leaders and Innovators in sustainable energy Through ‘thinking AND doing’ we help to overcome obstacles faced by energy users and generators. When our products are copied by big energy suppliers our reach leaps from thousands to millions. Good Energy 100%: born 1999 Big six energy suppliers all follow and offer 100% tariff Good Energy HomeGen: born 2004 Big six follow and start to pay domestic microgenerators Good Energy HotROCs: born 2008 Government committed to implement renewable heat incentive in 2011. Big six energy suppliers to deliver Green Electricity Certification: born 2010 Campaigning for transparency energy market delivers

56. Feed-in Tariffs and Renewable Heat Incentives Feed-in Tariff ‘Beefed-up’ payment available to new renewable energy generators for every unit you produce A fixed payment for a fixed time: Solar PV gets 41.3p/unit for 25 years Renewable Heat Incentive A payment for renewable heat generators being introduced in April 2011 The RHI consultation proposes that: Solar Thermal gets 18p/unit for 15 years

58. HomeGen will pay Feed-in Tariff

59. Suitable for solar PV generators

61. Good Energy HotROCs Good Energy HotROCs is the UK’s first Renewable Heat Incentive Pays domestic solar thermal generators 4.5p for every unit of heat energy they produce Government is introducing a Renewable Heat Incentive in 2011

62. Good Energy HotROCs Good Energy HotROCs is the UK’s first Renewable Heat Incentive Pays domestic solar thermal generators 4.5p for every unit of heat energy they produce Government is introducing a Renewable Heat Incentive in 2011 Guide Only

66. If you are interested in taking advantage of the 100 Solar Project Discounts, please sign up for a survey tonight!

67. Freesource will be able to answer any specific questions about your own property and

68. Provide you with a quote for your home

69. N.B. no cost and obligation to go ahead at this point

70. If you do go ahead, you pay a 25% deposit

71. 25% on delivery of components

72. Remaining 50% payment on commissioning

74. If you have more questions – please feel free to ask any of our experts!

75. You can also check our website: www.transitionmarlow.org