My backyard The Local View

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My backyard- The Local View

• Councillor Andrew Cooper
• Kirklees Council

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The Local View

• A local view of community action
• Profile of activities in Kirklees
• What further support do local authorities and
  communities need?

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My office backyard
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My backyard Newsome Ward

• 7323 properties
• 6.1 unemployment ( 4.4 KMC/ 3.8 UK)
• 14 over 65
• 3 Green Party Councillors

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Kirklees Council- Local policies

• Renewable Energy Fund established in 2000
• 5 of UK Solar electricity generated in
  Huddersfield
• All new Council buildings should have at least
  30 of their energy generated onsite
• Revolutionary RE-Charge scheme to provide
  renewables to householders with no upfront costs.

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Kirklees Warm Zone
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Castle Avenue Solar Thermal
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Primrose Hill Solar Village
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Primrose Hill Solar Village
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Primrose Hill Solar Village
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Primrose Hill Solar Village
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Primrose Hill Solar Village
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Air Sourced Heat PumpsCroftlands/Caldercliffe
Road
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Civic Centre 3 - Huddersfield
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Civic Centre 3 Huddersfield
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Civic Centre 3 Huddersfield
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Kirklees College Taylor Hill Annexe
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University of Huddersfield
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Huddersfield Media Centre
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Castle Grange Residential Home
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Edale Sheltered Housing
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Hillside School
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Lowerhouses Junior and Infants PV
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Solar streetlights
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Aspley Hydro
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Croftlands PV

• 66 Council flats and bungalows
• Elderly householders
• Low incomes
• Close to Primrose Hill Solar Village
• 1kWp systems

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National Childrens Centre
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Broadgate heat pumps
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Private householders
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Private householders
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RE-Charge
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Kirklees RE-Charge

• 5 million scheme
• 10,000 of microgeneration in your home
• Financed through a second charge on your home
• No upfront costs
• No monthly payments
• No interest payments

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Kirklees RE-Charge - 2

• Contractors selected through competitive tender
• 10k of renewables installed
• Any excess paid by the householder
• Money recovered upon sale of the property
• Revolving loan fund

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RE-Charge Job Number 1
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RE-Charge Job Number 1
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RE-Charge Job Number 1
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RE-Charge Job Number 1
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What further support do local authorities and
communities need?

• Direction on use of resources
• Whole life costing enforced
• Social housing programmes
• An end to good practice
• Mainstreaming
• Nationally funded programmes delivered regionally
  and promoted locally

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Contact

• Councillor Andrew Cooper
• andrew.cooper_at_kirklees.gov.uk
• 07721 348619

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