2022 Objectives
To move the assessment forward the following should be undertaken over the next year:
- Ban all new oil and gas exploration in the county.
- Develop a detailed map of renewable provision by technology and location to bring to life the impact on Dorset of providing all our own energy.
- Both Councils to work with the LEP and community organisations to explore the opportunities for an offshore windfarm, including, but not limited to, exploring the options for local government funding of the scheme and the potential benefits of part or full local ownership building support for the scheme ahead of the next round of applications.
- Both Councils and all Public Sector organisations switch to renewable tariffs for their own energy supplies (as committed to in Dorset’s CEE action plans).
- Both Councils and all Public Sector organisations to explore the opportunity to install renewable energy provision on all retained buildings and land (as committed to in Dorset’s CEE plans).
- Both Councils to work with the LEP and others to ensure the grid is updated to the required standards to facilitate the move to renewable generation and support the transition from gas for heating and to electric vehicles.
- Both Councils to lobby central government to address the hurdles to renewable energy development (as committed to in Dorset’s CEE plan).
- Both Councils to promote advice for residents and businesses on switching to renewable tariffs and how to access support and funding for renewable energy provision on their own land and buildings.
- All new properties to incorporate renewable energy generation (particularly solar panels) and include recharging facilities. All heat and hot water to be powered from electricity.
- Both Councils to work with LEP on a hydrogen strategy for Dorset to ensure the county is ready to take advantage of this energy source in the future.