Nottingham Sustainable Energy Strategy
A Nottingham Sustainable Energy Strategy has been produced by Nottingham Energy Partnership on behalf of Nottingham City Council.
The Strategy provides an overarching framework for the City’s plans, programmes and initiatives relating to sustainable energy supply and use to 2020: cutting emissions, maintaining energy security, maximising economic opportunities, and protecting the most vulnerable. The Strategy and the associated action plan will ensure that Nottingham accelerates the development, use and value of its energy resource and energy efficiency potential.
Nottingham’s Current Status
Nottingham is starting the low carbon transition from the front, with a considerable lead. Between 2003 and 2006 the City reduced domestic gas consumption by 16%; the greatest fall of all Local Authorities in the East Midlands and of all the Core Cities. In 2006 we generated 3% of our own heat and power from renewables and waste, making Nottingham the most
energy self-sufficient City in the UK.
We also generated 11.45% of our own heat and power from gas CHP (combined heat and power) and renewables. Nottingham is the leading City in the country in distributed energy generation. Generation of 11.45% of our own energy from low or zero carbon sources, against the 20% Sustainable Communities Strategy target is a remarkable achievement and a very strong
starting point for the challenge ahead.
Alongside energy generation, Nottingham will need to make a significant cut in energy demand to provide a 26% reduction in carbon emissions to 1,329k tonnes CO2 per annum by 2020 as stated in the Sustainable Communities Strategy, but also to enable the achievement of target energy generation (reduction in demand eases proportional generation targets).
The City Council will lead by example by targeting a 45% reduction in emissions by 2020. The majority of emission cuts will however come from the domestic sector; reducing energy consumption and reducing the impact of fuel price increases.
The City will be able to achieve a 37.6% reduction in CO2 emissions from domestic energy efficiency by 2020. This will be achieved through the work of the City Council, Nottingham Energy Partnership and local housing associations working with householders and communities. A 23.4% reduction in CO2
emissions is expected from industrial and commercial sector energy efficiency by 2020.
Significant savings of around 20% also need to be made in transport emissions. A further saving of around 5% will be met from installing all the low or zero energy generation systems detailed in the Strategy. Over all these saving should provide a total reduction of 28.3% by 2020.
For more information on the strategy, please visit: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk