Local Area Agreement

CSEP is leading on delivery of a Local Area Agreement (LAA) Stretch Target to support the growth of Cornwall's sustainable energy business cluster by increasing the take-up of low and zero carbon microgeneration measures in domestic and community buildings. Stretch targets attract about £100k pump-priming funding over 3 years and on successful achievement of the target in 2009, £1m reward funding.

Summary of the Energy LAA & Stretch Target proposal

CSEP's Energy in Buildings Group is the lead delivery partnership for this LAA outcome. Strategic champions for CSEP's LAA outcome are Cllr Adam Paynter (Environment portfolio holder), Stephen Bohane (SWRDA) and Jim McKenna (Penwith District Council).

Progress/ Highlights
April 2006 :
The LAA was signed off by ODPM.
May - Oct 2006
Project development meetings and discussions with district/ borough councils and housing associations regarding potential microgeneration projects.
June 2006 :
Free advice and information on microgeneration technologies given to the public at the Royal Cornwall Show. The CSEP stand included solar, wind, biomass and heat pump installers and an interactive climate change exhibition.
July 2006
Will Wason started as CSEP's Renewable Energy Technical Officer, leading on LAA delivery projects.
Bugle Village Hall solar PV panels installed.
Aug 2006
CLEO funding call (Cornwall LAA Energy Outcome).
Sept 2006
Renewable Energy Forum event at Delabole.
December 2006
Microgeneration exhibition held at the CSEP annual meeting at County Hall in Truro.
The number of installers assisting CSEP with the quarterly LAA returns had grown from 4 to 18 since April, of which 12 companies are based in Cornwall.
Annual survey of all renewable energy installations in Cornwall updated.

January 2007
Installer referral gateway launched on the CSEP website - see left of menu on this page.
Joint CSEP and CSBT installer exchange and networking forum.
March 2007
Sustainable Energy for Sustainable Tourism conference and microgeneration exhibition at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel. Join-up with Green tourism LAA target.
CSEP Energy in Buildings Group helped the Micropower Council to lobby the Government for changes to the Low Carbon Buildings programme.
April 2007
Joint CSEP and Restormel Borough Council 'Developing the Future' event and microgeneration exhibition for developers and architects at the Eden Project.
June 2007
CSEP 'Green Energy Village' exhibition at the Royal Cornwall Show.

Between the start of the LAA on 1 April 2006 and 30 June 2007, our team have handled 1052 enquiries about microgeneration.

During the course of the LAA, CSEP has been providing free technical and funding advice to developers, architects, housing associations, community groups etc. and has facilitated microgeneration installations in a number of social and private sector housing developments. See CSEP newsletters for more details.

Visit the Cornwall Strategic Partnership website for more information on LAA Targets.