Tag Archives: Andy Johnston

CSPS July events – summary and presentations

Thank you to all of the delegates and speakers at our July events. We were very pleased to have a lively audience at all three events, in London, Manchester and – for the first time – Berwick upon Tweed. The presentation slides from each event can be downloaded using the links below, but please note [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , | Posted by Karen Lawrence on August 14, 2012
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Local Energy is now a Green Deal provider

  Local Energy is now an authorised Green Deal Provider (GDPA124). We are available to work with local authorities, public sector bodies and private sector landlords on Green Deal and ECO. Any potential installer or GDAO who wishes to work with us please contact our CEO Andy Johnston on 02075542800 or at andy.johnston@lgiu.org.uk In addition [...]

Tags: , , , , | Posted by Karen Lawrence on May 21, 2012

Central policies, local practices: can localism deliver on the green agenda?

Local Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Johnston comments in a Guardian Article

Tags: , , | Posted by matthewnoble on December 2, 2011

Renewable Heat Incentive applications open

The long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive scheme opened for applications today after being postponed at the last minute in late September. The £860m subsidy scheme is predicted to result in 126,000 installations and save 43 million tonnes of carbon by 2020. Those interested in applying should visit the Ofgem website for further details. Speaking to BusinessGreen, [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on November 28, 2011
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CRC Performance League Table – key findings & summary

  Here at Local Energy, we have been dissecting the first CRC Performance League Table. In particular, we have been interested in how the public sector fared. Here is a summary of our findings. Please click on the links for further information. 1. 40% of the participants had an EAM of 0 (803/2103) WSP Environment [...]

Tags: , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on November 14, 2011
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Head of CBI attacks plans to reduce the feed-in tariff as government faces legal battle

John Cridland, director general of the CBI, has weighed in on the government’s highly contentious plans to reduce the feed-in tariff. Speaking at the CBI dinner in Derby on the 10th November, he called the plans “the latest in a string of government own goals” arguing that they create uncertainty for investors and threaten the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on November 11, 2011

Barker: Further mandatory climate change requirements for councils not necessary

The Climate Change Minister Greg Barker yesterday stated that he didn’t expect local authorities to be further mandated with climate change policies. Speaking at a conference of local councillors organised by Friends of the Earth, Mr Barker argued that central government is mandating councils to enact a number of environmental measures already (such as the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on November 3, 2011

Updated: Feed-in tariffs due to be cut by half, community power schemes threatened

The Department for Energy and Climate Change today confirmed plans to slash the feed-in tariff for photovoltaic (PV) generation available to domestic and small-scale businesses from 43.3 pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh) to 21p p/kWh. A consultation has been launched proposing that new tariffs will apply to all PV installations fitted on or after 12 December [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on October 30, 2011

Renewable Heat Incentive gets green light after drastic biomass subsidy cut

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme was given approval by the European Commission yesterday, and is due to be launched in November. The scheme had previously been delayed just hours before it was due to launch in September, as regulators deemed that the subsidy for large-scale biomass projects violated EU state aid rules. Climate Change [...]

Tags: , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on October 27, 2011

DECC: CRC simplification has limits

  The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has stated that it would not be expedient to remove certain aspects of financial administration from the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Speaking on behalf of DECC at the Energy Solutions Expo on 11 October, Paul Wilson asserted that “some admin costs, like robust reporting, are there [...]

Tags: , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on October 13, 2011