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Community PowerIrelands First Community Owned Licensed Supply Company
Presented by :John Fogarty
Templederry Renewable Energy Supply Ltd t/a Community Power
Email: john@communitypower.ie
Our Story
• Community Power is Ireland’s first Community Owned Licensed Electricity Supplier
• We buy electricity and we sell electricity
• We grew out of Irelands first Community Owned Windfarm, Templederry Wind Farm in Co. Tipperary
Our mission
We intend to develop and supply clean renewable power acrossIreland, developed by the people for the people
We are supporting communities around Ireland to develop their ownrenewable energy solutions
We want the many benefits of generating renewable power to beshared by the people and communities of Ireland
Background -Templederry Windfarm
• In 1999 the Local Committee researched energy generation options for their area
• Templederry Wind Farm was established in 2000
• Shares offered to the local community (32 Shareholders)
• 2 X Shares issued to the local TemplederryDevelopment Co-op
• All Shareholders restricted to one share
Windfarm Development
• Grid Offer- Acceptance & Moratorium
• Planning Permission
• Finance & Construction
• 2x 2.3 MW turbines started generating in November 2012
• Officially Opened in September 2013
Licenced Supply Company
• Templederry Renewable Energy Supply t/a Community Power
• Community Owned Licenced Supply Company
• Working with Communities to help democratise the Energy Market and promote the concept of Community Energy Citizen
• Developing a number of 5 MW Solar Farms
• Issuing Shares to the local communities & general public
Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS)
RESS Auctions and the Associated Community Proposals.
Community Led Renewable Energy Projects
•Separate community category in auctions
•Enabling framework for community energy projects – range of support
Developer Led Renewable Energy Projects
•Mandatory community benefit fund
•Mandatory community investment offering
Community Virtual Power Plant (cVPP)
A community virtual power plant (cVPP) refers to a cluster of dispersed generator units, controllable loads & storage systems, aggregated to operate as a unique power plant. It enables integration of renewables & flexibility in demand, in energy markets.
cVPP Project Details
INTEREG North – West Europe
Date: September 2017CP Funding: €926,183 - (Co-Financing Rate 60%) - €555,710
Sub-Partners Five Irish ‘sub-partner’ Communities includedDuration: 3 yearsDescription: Community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP)Status: Commenced January 2018Total Project Budget : € 7.457 million
Consortium Partners:15 Partners in 3 different markets of BE, NL and IRL with an aim to maximiseinterconnectedness of the cVPPs and harness joint influence & learning about different institutional contexts influencing the implementation of cVPP at a European- wide scale
Project Co-ordinators – University of Eindhoven
Irish Consortium Partners
Main Partners:
Templederry Renewable Energy Supply Ltd t/a Community PowerTipperary Energy AgencyTipperary County Council
Sub Partners:
Arran IslandsEnergy Communities Tipperary Co-operativeTait House Community Enterprise Limerick Claremorris Energy Co-opSmart M PowerFriends of the Earth
Become a Customer
If you are interested in becoming a customer of Community Power and buying your electricity from Ireland’s only Community Owned Supply Company visit :
www.communitypower.ie
The Power to Empower
Thank You
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