Templederry Community Windfarm is two years old and has faced challenging times. However, it has had two good wind years, generating power above projections. It has also received over 1,000 visitors and inspired follower communities. Looking ahead, the speaker discusses how community developers could have a more collaborative planning process. They also discuss their decision to cut out middlemen by directly buying and selling renewable power. They believe challenging issues around planning, grid access, and financing need to be addressed to allow more large-scale community energy companies in Ireland.

1. Templederry Community Windfarm
Lessons and Visions.
John Fogarty
Chairperson,
Templederry Community
Windfarm

2. • Templederry Windfarm 2 years
old.
• Challenging times for community
wind
• Cutting out the middle men.
• Future developments.
Today’s Discussion

3. • Two good wind years
• Above projections
• Maintenance & costs.
• >1000 Visitors
• Follower communities
• Kids (local & national),
• Bankers,
• Ministers,
• 15 EU countries
• Goodwill
Templederry 2 Years on

4. • Community developer = commercial developer
• Planning process could be more collaborative.
• Phase one better time for open dialogue
• Local community owned should be supported
Phase 2

5. Energy Supplier
• Decided early on to cut out middle men
• Currently buying renewable power
• PPA’s on offer.
• Aim to allow communities to purchase & sell
power.

6. The Future
• Challenging (Planning/ Grid/ Objections)
• Prototypes of functioning large community
energy companies
• Eco-power (Belgium)
• 20MW+/
• 20,000 members
• DCENR needs community energy strategy
that allows this.
• Planning process
• Grid
• Financing (level playing field for small
scale)