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Le 100% RES Community Project aims to drive the region towards greater environmental sustainability by assisting small communities. Photo Gallery (Photo Gallery).
Photo Gallery & Galloway Council and Community Energy Scotland (CES) became part of the 100% the Abertis Foundation (Renewable Energy Scotland) Communities Project in 2012. An integral part of this project is becoming signatories of and committing to achieve the targets of the Covenant of Mayors (20% reduction in domestic GHGs by 2020). Photo Gallery & Galloway Council were the only Scottish local authority selected, because of their experience in community sustainability projects, but also because the region has the second highest incidence of fuel poverty.
The project is funded by the EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe programme and runs for a three year period, starting from April 2012. Photo Gallery (SEAP). Photo Gallery.
Photo Gallery 100% RES Communities project is to reduce domestic carbon emissions by 20% par 2020 set out by the Covenant of mayors.
The objectives focus on factors within the region which contribute to their emissions:
- Photo Gallery & Photo Gallery, isolated rural communities.
- Many homes are ‘hard to treat’ and cannot be insulated as easily as new builds.
To reach the 2020 target is required:
- Significantly reduce fuel poverty within the region.
- Significantly reduce the reliance of the region on fossil fuel based energy and move towards energy independence and a low carbon society.
The potential to harness the success of community energy projects was identified in 2012 and suggested as a way of reducing targets and lessen the burden on local residents. This is where the 100% RES Communities journey began with: D & G Council, Community Energy Scotland (CES), Intelligent Energy Europe and 9 SEAP Communities.
Each community developed a Sustainable Energy Action Plan to highlight present and future energy saving initiatives. Support was needed to help develop the SEAPs and implement focus areas. Community councils expressed concern at the lack of support funding available for this.
Access to some home improvement funding has been hard to find as many houses are old stock and are in Conservation Areas. Home analytics software and HEEP-ABS programmes have been used to support the lack of available stock data.
Key contacts: Chris Wood-Gee, Team Leader, Sustainable Development, Photo Gallery & Galloway Council, 01387 260378 chris.wood-gee@dumgal.gov.uk
Current participating communities within the D&G Council 100% Photo Gallery: Auchencairn, Closeburn, Creetown, Crocketford, Haugh of Urr and Hardgate Dalbeattie, The Glenkens (Dalry, New Galloway, Balmclellan, Carsphairn and surround), Eastriggs, Eskdalemuir and Hutton, Gatehouse of Fleet, Langholm, Kirkcudbright, Moffat, Wanlockhead, Whithorn.
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