rural fuel poverty matthew black. fintry development trust in 2007, fintry development trust became...
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Rural Fuel PovertyMatthew Black
Fintry Development Trust
In 2007, Fintry Development Trust became the first community in the UK to enter into a joint venture with a windfarm developer (Falck Renewables). FDT owns 1/15th (2.5MW) of Earlsburn Windfarm.
The aim of Fintry Development Trust is to enhance the sustainability of this rural community through climate change mitigation and the alleviation of fuel poverty.
Insulation, rural car club (with an EV), community garden, community wood fuel, renewable technologies
91 installations (25 SPV, 27 ASHPs, 18 GSHPs, 8 biomass, 7 SWH, 4 SW)
The fuel poverty issue
In 2012, we found that 20% of Fintry households were in fuel poverty
Factors:
Space heating and hot water
23, 000 kWhth
Electricity
Employment
Household circumstances
Energy savvy households
Fuel pence/ltr £/tonnePence/kWh
(input)
pence/kWh ("on the meter")
kWh/t kWh/ltr
Electricity 15.5 15.5
LPG 45 6.6 6.8 7.8
Bottled gas 56 6.6 8.5 9.8
Heating Oil 60 10.3 6.8 7.8
Wood Pellet Bagged
250 4800 5.2 6.0
Firewood (30%) 150 3500 4.3 4.9
Wood Pellet (10%) 200 4800 4.2 4.8
Main Gas 4.2 4.8
Wood Chip (20%) 150 4100 3.7 4.2
Wood Chip (30%) 120 3500 3.4 3.9
Net Calorific Value
Solutions Reduce energy use. How? – Insulation, LEDs
FDT grant – increase insulation, wood burner
Warm Home Fund
Price comparison of electricity suppliers
On benefits? - Affordable Warmth or Energy Assistance Schemes
Is renewable technology applicable?
0% loan - up to 75 per cent of the total cost of renewables systems up to £10,000 can be borrowed
Will this reduce energy expenditure?
Case study
• Cavity wall and loft insulation • Open fire was replaced by a 6
kW wood burning stove• Draught proofing was improved• Energy saving light bulbs were
fitted• Air source heat pump was
installed in 2012
Fuel Annual cost (avg)Oil £2,500
Electricity £1,200Coal £400Total £4,100
2011
0% loan £1,200Total energy costs £2,400
RHI (income) £1,000Total £2,600
Savings £1,500
2013“What is important is the comfort factor of having intuitive heat which is constant. No damp, no extremes of temperature, greatly improved living conditions. Plenty hot water. No deliveries to organise or to be held up in bad winters!”
Other solutions Community energy – district heating projects – wood fuel?
Community electricity supply?
Using FIT or RHI for third party finance?
Biomass district heating in Fintry
25 park homes
Heat cabin: 199kW Herz boiler, 260kW LPG back up, 5000 litre thermal store, 50 m3 fuel store
Installed free of charge to the end user
Instant heat and hot water supplied to residents
20% saving on current fuel bills
No maintenance charge
Never have to get boiler replaced or serviced again – more savings for residents
0788 928 3577
www.fintrydt.org.uk
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