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There have been a number of initiatives in the UK that have been bought to my attention by Lynda Butcher.

These initiatives have the following attributes:

  • Community based electrical generation
  • Thermal waste heat from the generators is used to heat or chill water for the town or facilities (ie: the hospital and business district). This is called combined heating and power (CHP). If you include chilling the water via an absorption chiller this is tri-generation.
  • Electricity is managed and distributed using a system of "private wires", thus effectively taking the town off the grid (near zero demand from the grid)
  • Backup power can be supplied by the grid if required

The results of these activities are:

  • Reduction in power use by the town of 36.9%
  • Reduction in emissions by the town of 56.6%
  • Reduction in water use by 43.3%
  • Reduction in water and power cost by 34%!

Check out this article on the Woking UK CHP project for more information.

Click this link for the Woking Council Sustainability developments

Click here for the Kyneton TKOG project. 

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