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To note the findings of the Community Energy Fund report and to support officer engagement in the next stages of developing a county wide fund.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 17 Apr 2012 by Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure
Lead member: Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure
Lead director: Director of Environment
Department: Planning Services
Contact: Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Officer.
Additional Information: This item will be automatically be on the agenda.
Background Information: Cambridgeshire Horizons initiated work on the Community Energy Fund (CEF) project prior to its closure at the end of September 2011. Working with the district councils and Cambridgeshire County Council, consultants were appointed to investigate the development of a county-wide Community Energy Fund. The development of and developer payments into such a fund is linked to national zero carbon homes policy and proposals for ‘Allowable Solutions’, which allow developers to offset those carbon emission reductions that cannot be delivered on-site. The report considers options for the development of a County wide Community Energy Fund as well as the mechanisms that could be used to collect money into the fund.
