1. The role of ICT in energy
A viewpoint from an energy
supplier
Matt Reeves
Marketing Manager

2. Good Energy was born as a UK response
to climate change
We believe that the UK can be powered by 100%
renewable electricity by 2050, but it will require a
significant change to our energy systems
We believe energy To get there
Energy today is
should be we change…
97% fossil 100% renewable … from brown to green
Undervalued Properly valued … from big to small
Wasted Intelligently managed … from few to many
Imported Locally sourced … from far to near

3. Our progress towards our goal…
Today Good Energy remains the UK’s
only 100% renewable electricity
supplier
•We support over 35,000 generators
•We supply over 29,000 customers in
the UK

4. … but 60% of the fuel we use to produce
electricity in the UK is still imported

5. Supply
Demand ICT in energy- top down or bottom up?
Bottom up Top down

6. Changing how energy is supplied
changes how it is used…
55% of Good Energy microgenerators have changed their
energy usage patterns to match their generator output
The link between micro generation & energy usage - A Good Energy generator survey, Oct 2011
http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/what-we-are-doing/good-energy-republic/2011/11/15/microgenerators-use-less

7. … how much is used …
A third of Good Energy microgenerators have reduced
their energy consumption by more than 20% since
installing their generator
The link between micro generation & energy usage - A Good Energy generator survey, Oct 2011
http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/what-we-are-doing/good-energy-republic/2011/11/15/microgenerators-use-less

8. …who owns it …
Local ownership helps ensure
that benefits from energy
projects remain within local
economies and communities

9. … and how people engage with it
Engaging communities in development projects helps
bring people closer to the development, and ensure they
understand the benefits of the project

10. The role for ICT in the future of UK
energy
Supply
Ensuring energy market
legislation and
infrastructure is geared
to support decentralised
renewables
Smaller generators which connect people to
where their energy comes from
This means people value energy more and use
it less
Demand
Bottom up Top down