Gloucestershire Renewable Energy Action Plan

The development of a Renewable Energy Action Plan is a locally led initiative involving all the local authorities in Gloucestershire and a range of local organisations and individuals with an interest in how renewable energy is developed in Gloucestershire. The plan will:

Identify the actions needed to develop renewable energy in an appropriate and sustainable way within the county
List who should be involved in each action
Suggest which actions will need extra resources and where they might come from

Although the Action Plan recognises the importance of government policy its success will be also be heavily dependent on the achievements of local organisations and individuals. This consultation process aims to involve a wide range of local stakeholders in developing a successful Action Plan for Gloucestershire.

The process of the development of the Action Plan is as follows: -

January 2003 - April 2004 - REvision 2010 process - County sign up to renewable electricity targets for 2010.

June 2003 - Gloucestershire Renewable Energy Forum first meeting to initiate work on a renewable energy strategy.

January - June 2004 - Development of the draft Action Plan for consultation and the consultation process.

Autumn 2004 - Action Plan stakeholder sign-up and launch

Autumn 2004 onwards - Action Plan implementation

The Gloucestershire Renewable Energy Forum has led to the development of the draft Action Plan (the discussion document).

The Action Plan aims to help deliver the county target for Gloucestershire of 40-58MW (still to be confirmed) of renewable electricity generating capacity by 2010, which is the equivalent of 37,500 - 63,500 homes. It will also cover generation of heat from renewable sources and addresses the following issues in particular:-

Information and Awareness
Financial issues
Community Involvement
Targets and Monitoring
Strategic issues
Landscape
The Built Environment
Exemplar projects

Download the below documents to have your say on the development of Gloucestershire's Renewable Energy Action Plan. The deadline for consultation responses has been extended to the 31st of August 2004.

	To download the Action Plan Discussion Document, click here. (Word Document)
	To download the Action Plan Consultation Guidance, click here. (PDF Document)
	If you have any queries or problems downloading the documents then email [email protected]

The REvision 2010 Process

Government Office South West

Regen SW