Energy

Power for People have announced the great news that the Local Electricity Bill recently reached 250 supportive MPs. This means that over half of all backbench MPs are now on board and also, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have officially backed the Bill.

This particularly strong progress led to the campaign being heralded by The Telegraph in this article:

Streets could become their own energy companies by sharing solar panels, under plans being looked at by MPs

Power for People are very encouraged by this and feel we must make the most of it to build more MP support.

If possible will you please share this Telegraph article with your MP and ask them to ‘Please write to the Energy Minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, and ask that the government support the Bill’?

Support the campaign and Write To Your MP

If you need some inspiration before you write then the talented creator Bruna Martini made this brilliant animation for the campaign which captures the power of collective action and MP lobbying.

For more information see: powerforpeople.org.uk

Warmer Sussex for RetrofitWorks have started an excellent, free energy efficiency retrofit webinar series with the aim of engaging homeowners on the challenge we collectively face to raise awareness of the need to improve the energy efficiency of homes across Sussex, provide advice on how that could be achieved and inspire people to take action.

Warmer Sussex is a not-for-private-profit cooperative, working with a range of community organisations, retrofit experts and fully vetted local tradespeople to help the people of Sussex in their journey to a warm, healthy and energy efficient home.

They are holding a short series of free webinars throughout February and March aimed at Sussex homeowners who want a warm and healthy home, are not sure where to start with energy efficiency improvements and would like to know more about what they could do.

The series started with ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Retrofit’ and this was followed by ‘Home retrofit: insulating your home’. Both are now available to view online: https://warmersussex.co.uk/recorded-webinars

The remaining webinar will focus on helping people to understand more about renewable heating.

Register for your free place via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/warmer-sussex-32416960333

You can also check out their website for further information: www.warmersussex.co.uk

There are plans to expand the Rampion Wind Farm as part of the Government’s targets to quadruple the UK’s offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade.

The first phase consultation on initial proposals for Rampion 2 is currently in progress and runs until February 11th.

Rampion are keen to receive feedback from local communities and you can take part here: First Consultation – Rampion2

You can also visit the Rampion 2 website to view further information about the project and take a tour of a Virtual Village Hall exhibition where you can study maps and charts, watch a video flying over the onshore cable route options, find out how the operating Rampion Wind Farm was built and book a virtual meeting with members of the Project Team.