Conducting early stage energy planning as a Local Authority – a new toolkit

Join the South West Net Zero Hub and Centre for Sustainable Energy for a webinar exploring a new toolkit aimed at supporting Local Authorities to conduct early stage energy planning.   Building on the success of our Early stage Local Area Energy Planning project for Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the SWNZH has commissioned the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to create a short toolkit to support other Local Authorities to conduct early-stage energy planning themselves.    Early-stage energy planning, through Stages 1–3 of Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP), can deliver immediate value for Local Authorities, particularly in contexts of limited capacity and funding. The approach taken through the commission is replicable, scalable, and well suited to regional coordination through Net Zero Hubs, placing local authorities in a stronger position to commission and deliver subsequent stages of LAEP in a way that is affordable, aligned, and focused on delivery.