1. Community Energy Insert
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•The Government’s Feed in Tariff (FiT) introduced in April
2010 pays generators for the electricity produced from
renewable technologies such as Photovoltaics (PV)
(PV).
•Community Energy Solutions, working in partnership with
another social enterprise, Empower Community, will fully fund
PV installations onto public sector buildings and social housing
roofs and share the FiT with the roof owner
owner.

2. The Big Picture
Indicative Average Annual Financial Flows based on a 2 kWp Array
PROPERTY
OWNER
ROOF ACCESS PROFIT SHARE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
PAYMENT TO PROPERTY
ROOF OWNERS:
FUND
EMPOWER OWNER: £50
£35
COMMUNITY FUND
PROFIT SHARE TO
COMMUNITY: £50
INVESTORS: £425
ENERGY
PROJECT £700 FEED IN COMPANIES
TARIFF
SUPPLIER / PAYMENT
INSTALLER /
OPERATOR OPERATIONAL
COSTS: £140
(OPERATOR + ECF)
PROJECT PROOF OF
ASSETS GENERATION

3. Benefits and savings
What are the social and How does your innovation
financial benefits? reduce carbon emissions?
•Free of charge electricity •Produces carbon free
for tenants/occupiers
f t t / i electricity locally
•Financial payment is made •Carbon emissions avoided
to LA/Social Landlord for no are 0.537kg per kWh
capital cost generated
•Typically £50 per year per •Model can be further
roof donated to local developed with the proposed
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community fund Renewable Heat Incentive

4. Measures of success
1. Signed Heads of Terms agreements with a
number of LAs, RSLs and Universities
LAs
2. In discussions with a further 25 local
authorities and social housing providers in
Yorkshire & Humber and the North East
3. First financial close planned for end of
March

5. Challenges and support
What are the biggest challenges or questions for your project?
a)Building relationships and signing contracts
b)Time taken to reach a decision
c)First degression of FiT at end of March 2012
What would most help y
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project to develop and g
p grow?
a)Greater awareness of the Feed in Tariff
b)Faster decision making