1. The document summarizes a presentation given to the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Local Authorities' Energy Partnership Conference about a partnership between the Local Authorities Energy Partnership (LAEP) and the Midlands Energy Agency (MEA). 2. It outlines MEA's plans to establish a team of 10 full-time staff over 24 months, with a target income of £500,000, focusing on projects to reduce energy demand, decarbonize energy sources, and decentralize energy generation in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. 3. It discusses MEA's intent to move away from subscription funding and focus solely on project delivery, as well as potential future expansion to other areas of the

1. Presentation to the
Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Local Authorities'
Energy Partnership Conference
LAEP Joins Forces with MEA?
The Future’s
Fantastic!
Richard Davies
Director

2. Good Morning!

5. Fuels used in E generation/Mtoe
Fuel 2003 2007
Coal 31.6 31.9
Oil 0.7 0.8
Gas 24.5 27.5
Nuclear 20.0 14.0
Hydro 0.2 0.4
Other renewables 0.4 0.6
Net imports 0.2 0.4

6. quot;Regardless
of which route we
choose, the world's
current predicament
limits our maneuvering
room. We are
experiencing a
step-change in the growth
rate of energy demand
due to population growth
and economic
development, and Shell
estimates that after
2015 supplies of
easy-to-access oil
and gas will no
longer keep
up with
demand.quot;
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

7. East Midlands
population: 4.4 million
CO2 : 41 million tonnes
Nigeria
population: 140 million
CO2 : 52 million tonnes

14. The heart of the matter DEMAND REDUCTION
• In 2003 final consumption of E was 336,218GWh
• In 2007 final consumption of E was 341,945GWh
• Up 1.7% or 5,727GWh
• All wind projects (on and offshore) in 2007
generated some 5,274GWh of E
• This was just 92% of the extra electricity we
used over 48 months ending 2007
• Simplistically we are collectively squandering the
efforts to DECARBONISE because we are failing
to reduce DEMAND

24. 3Ds
Demand Reduction
Decarbonisation
Decentralisation

25. It’s service
delivery
stupid

36. LAEP/MEA Summary
1. MEA should never duplicate existing effective sustainable energy
and climate change activity within Nottingham & Derbyshire.
2. MEA seeks to establish over a 24 month period (April 2009 – March
2011) and aims for a team of 10 full time staff operating out of two
centres.
3. Target gross income at the end of the initial business plan period
will be £500k
4. It is the intention of MEA’s operation in the East Midlands to move
away from a subscription based service for projects to the model
operating in the West Midlands, whereby there is no core funding
for MEA from any source. All funding is for the delivery of projects.
This intent includes the subscriptions for the Campaign and core
services for support through the LAEP
5. MEA will focus on Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire over the initial 24
month period, but if no obvious mechanism for delivering similar
activity emerges from other localities within the East Midlands
region then MEA may move to provide services over the whole
region, given that this maintains or enhances the capability within
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire.

39. 1. Maintain & Enhance LAEP

40. 2. Communication + Campaign (NI186 Focus)
+

41. 3. Project Carbon

42. Case Studies

43. 4. Low Carbon Communities

44. Low Carbon Communities
• Project delivery
• Find next community to work with
– They need to say yes
– Local networks
– Co-operation
• Find funders

45. Low Carbon Community Overview

46. Best Practice
• Whittington & Fisherwick
Environment Group
• Staffs County Council
• MEA
• Post project
– Ban unfilled cavity wall
– 2 new communities

47. 5. RE:think Energy

48. 6. Carbon Forum

49. 7. Action Heat

50. 8. N&D Environmental Technology Centre

51. What already going on (before MoU)?
• Bolsover - £60k Neighbourhood Renewal
Fund: 12 x £5k seedcorn, 2 years
• South Derbyshire: Overseal Low Carbon
Community: Possible ~£26k project (Section
106)
• Transition Matlock: Establishing collaborative
relationship
• Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy:
MEA’s bid (one of 45) shortlisted (one of 6)
for (one of 2) prizes £30k & £15k – MEA
have pledged to commit £25k or £12.5k to
Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire

52. “Make no little plans. They
have no magic to stir
men's blood... Make big
plans; aim high in hope
and work.”
Daniel Hudson Burnham
1846-1912
“Search all the parks in all
your cities; you'll find no
statues of committees.”
David Ogilvy
1911-1999

53. thank you