Next meeting 23^rd October 19:00, online via Teams

Here is what we covered:

1. Domestic flexibility trials
2. Local Plan GIS information
3. Government Energy Strategy
4. Car share scheme
5. Electricity grid stats

We went through the agenda quite quickly as there were only two of us.

We decided to cancel the September in-person meeting, so the next online meeting is currently scheduled for the 23^rd of October at 19:30. I’ll confirm this closer to the time if you are registered to receive ACT Energy group notifications.

1. NESO has published it’s trials to explore how domestic customers respond to financial incentives to turn up/down their electricity use. Here is the report which highlight some interesting and not unexpected results, see the 5 bullet points.  It is a large sample of very mixed households, so a more representative cross-section of the UK population.
2. The consultation on the changes made to the local plan following the inspector’s comments ends Oct. The energy group will not be responding as we do not believe we can effect further changes. TDC has accompanied this with an up dated map of the areas affected, see here.
3. The government has published its Industrial strategy which included energy . Regen have provided a useful summary here and on the  flexibility strategy.
4. It looks like E-Co Cars are planning a hub for Totnes, the presentation date has passed, but you can follow the concept here.
5. Here is the  NESO monthly report for August. It’s good to see that 62% was generated from low carbon (not zero carbon as claimed) sources. If you are a user of our Carbon Footprint Tracker tool, the significant difference in Carbon Intensity is because NESO report CO2 not CO2e and only include territorial emissions of the fule usage. Also, these numbers represent one month rather than a full year.