Energy Resilience

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Energy Resilience
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Community owned distributed generation in NZ

• The WAITATI ENERGY PROJECT example

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Integrated Approach

• Energy Literacy
• Energy Efficiency and Reduction of Energy Use
• Renewable Generation

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A History

• 2007 (expo, energy literacy, partnerships).
• 2008 (expo, energy audits, literacy, research)
• 2009 (Retrofit, research, new, stronger
  relationships, RENEWABLE GENERATION

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2009 Uni input

• Nicolas Cullen
• Geog380, MayOct, 2009
• Alice Bowden, 2009 -10, Masters.

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Site Testing

• Real stuff on the ground

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Catalyst

• Cross fertilization
• Partnerships
• Deeper relationships

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Community engagement

• Enviroschools
• Discussion
• Community forums

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The Challenge

1. Feasibility (appropriate turbine, appropriate
   site, financial feasibility, cooperative
   ownership model, consultation and business
   structure)
2. Project Development (implementation plan,
   consents, community capital, contracts, company,
   construction)

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Hot off the press

• EECAs Distributed Generation Fund establish a
  community power coop -
• 8 OCT.
• Partners Polson Higgs, WindFlow, PowerNet,
  Nicolas Cullen, OERC, local landowners, Hikurangi
• Relationships EnergyLink, Harbour Wind, Energy
  3, Ken Mitchell (Network Waitaki), Synergia

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Waitati Energy Project

• Can we, like the famous Gaulish village, outdo
  the imperial might of corporate NZ, with our
  indomitable spirit and secret (militia) weapon,
  to become an exemplar of DG in NZ?