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A
B
B
This
year
we
focused
our
strategy
on
communities
and
using
community
energy
as
a
positive,
positive
force
for
change
some
of
the
projects
that
we've
done
and
that
we're
basing
our
new
strategy
on
and
I'll
explain
the
strategy
quickly
in
a
second,
but
is
that
we
have
replaced
and
almost
completely
decarbonized
a
school
in
framfield
in
east
sussex,
we've
put
in
ground
source
heat
pump
and
we've
removed
the
oil
boiler,
the
the
there's
two
parts
of
that
school.
We
we
insulated
it.
B
We
put
on
solar
panels,
we
put
in
underfloor
heating
in
the
nursery,
so
the
infants
can
play
on
a
heated
floor
with
electricity,
that's
powered
by
the
sun
on
the
roof,
it's
a
it's
a
really
beautiful
model,
and
because
the
economics
work
so
well
the
school
over
the
course
of
the
20-year
contract.
It's
a
long-term
contract,
but
we
do
that
so
that
the
school
is
not
out
of
pocket
on
their
cash
flows.
B
B
We
have
got
to
combine
the
finance,
and
now
we
have
an
excellent
opportunity
with
almost
negative
interest
rates,
so
the
model
is
very
simple
to
raise
money
in
the
community
and
those
people
can
own
a
share
in
their
own
energy
provision,
and
that's
really.
B
What
microgrids
is
is
about
is
that
we
decarbonize
communities,
people
can
own
a
share
in
their
own
decarbonized
energy
provision
and
and
that's
about
democratizing
the
energy
industry
and
making
it
more
fair
and
equitable,
because
I
don't
know
if
you're
aware
of
the
fact
that
35
000
people
die
every
year
from
cold
related
illness
and
that's
around
heat,
and
we
can
solve
that
problem
with
renewable
heat
and
so
another
example,
based
on
the
presentation
that
I
gave
last
time,
is
to
talk
about
this
food
waste
to
biomethane
project
and
a
nice
financial
construction.
B
For
that
would
be
to
raise
money
in
the
community.
People
could
invest
in
their
own
biomethane
plant,
where
we
put
that
green
gas
right
into
the
gas
grid,
so
that
people
who
are
living
in
the
area
can
take
advantage
of
that
green
gas
use
their
existing
infrastructure
and
own
a
share
and
get
some
return.
B
An
annual
return
on
the
profits
that
that
plant
makes,
and
that
would
be
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
make
a
real
difference.
A
That
sounds
really
exciting
and
so
many
opportunities,
I
wonder
just
quickly
if
you
could
say
what
might
be
the
barriers
to
getting
these
things
off
the
ground.
B
The
most
important
thing
that
we
have
got
to
change
is
a
mentality
of
competition
which
equates
to
capitalism
and
the
failed
capitalist
model,
and
we
know
capitalism
is
failing
us
as
a
society,
and
we
know
that
cooperation
is
the
way
forward.
We've
got
to
communicate
more,
we've
got
to
work
together.
More
we've
got
to
think
about
people
who
have
the
knowledge
in
the
area
that
we
want
to
expand.
B
So
the
energy
co-ops
that
are
already
doing
this
work
have
tremendous
amounts
of
experience
in
this
area,
and
we've
got
to
get
the
local
authorities
who
are
getting
the
money
from
central
government
now
actually
to
do
work
to
to
work
with
their
local
community
energy
organizations
to
make
these
projects
happen
and
to
make
this
transition
as
effective
cost
effective
as
possible,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
these
inefficiencies
will
be
passed
on
to
the
consumer
in
costs,
and
that's
not
what
we
want
to
happen.
A
B
Yeah
at
best
go
our
members
can
become
member
shareholders
with
a
as
small
an
investment
as
250
pounds.
They
get
25
shares
in
besco,
but
it's
no
matter
how
many
shares
you
have.
You
have
one
vote,
so
the
person
who
invested
250
pounds
has
as
much
say
in
the
governance
of
our
organization
as
someone
who
invests
100
000
pounds
and
that's
where
real
democracy
comes
into
play.