FILM_POWER ST POSTER
Key points raised in the discussion following the screening of Power Station at Aylsham Town Hall on 15 May 2006.
Community Energy Production
Genuinely community power and paying for community projects where everyone benefits – also include wind turbines, river power, thermal underground
Book – The Cooperating System by Peter Anderson
Engage an energy adviser – What could Aylsham do?
Approach Octopus Electricity about providing group pricing
Incentive
If the council could make savings it could go towards reducing council tax for all people
Solar saving for schools and community
Insulation:
Bulk buy for the town
Identify need, street by street – lofts, windows, walls – using thermal camera
Knock on doors, open house day, identify a model street
Have ambassadors for each street
Communal
Not everyone is well informed on the technical aspects of solar energy
Wider discussions about multiplicity of approaches – wind, solar, air source, water, and what would be most appropriate here
Having people on the Town Council with energy to drive this forward
Approach neighbours about potential of installing solar panels collectively sharing information from solar users to non-users
Have warm spaces in the town to reduce costs of home heating
Community kitchen people eat together once a week
Fund Raising
Have a Solar Street Party
Have a year of fund raising – a Mutual Society – start with schools and civic buildings
Crowd Funding – for panels on Town Hall – savings go straight for solar for schools, nursing homes, surgeries etc
