DCAN Energy Team March 2026

DCAN Energy Team March 2026

DCAN energy group meeting

The energy group meeting covered a number of updates on energy news

National and local developments:

  • Warm Homes grants (SW)
  • Future Homes Standard (SW)
  • Local Power Plan (GW)
  • tRESP and LAEP (CW)

The local initiatives included:

  • Community Energy Projects at Loders and North Dorchester (GW)
  • Dorset Community energy (DCE) plans for small (<30m) wind turbines (TC)
  • Wessex Retrofit Hub (TC)
  • Battery storage systems in Dorset (SW)
  • A bulk rollout of solar panels around Dorset (SW)

Finally the Dorset COP on 14 November at Kingston Maurward will have a session on energy and ideas on this are invited. (GW)

You can download the presentations here:

Especial thanks to Tim Crabtree and Carl Warom for their contributions and to Peter Bywater for his clarification of grants available.

Next meeting 1 June at 7:00 TBC

 

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DCAN Energy Team March 2026

Synopsis:

Update on progress in the energy field and discuss the role of this group in moving to more renewable community based energy and reducing heat waste from homes in Dorset..

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