7 DRAFT NORTH WALES ENERGY STRATEGY PDF 586 KB
Report by Henry
Aron, Energy Programme Manager and Rhys Horan, Welsh Government Energy Service.
Additional documents:
Decision:
1. To endorse the draft North Wales Energy
Strategy and confirm the Board’s support for the commencement of preparatory
work on the action plan.
2. To agree to receive a further report on the draft action plan.
Minutes:
The report was
submitted by Henry Aron (Energy Programme Manager) and Rhys Horan (Welsh
Government Energy Service).
RESOLVED
(1) To endorse the draft North Wales Energy
Strategy in draft form and confirm the support of the Board for the
commencement of preparatory work on the action plan.
(2) To agree to receive a further report on the
draft action plan.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
The
current strategy provides a high-level vision, priority areas, energy modelling
and economic analysis which shall inform the development of the proposed action
plan.
DISCUSSION
The report was
submitted, which presented the North Wales Energy Strategy in draft form for
endorsement, to garner support for the proposed next steps, and to show that
the Strategy was in alignment with the regional commitment to the climate
change challenge.
Details were
provided about the background and relevant considerations and the consultations
held.
During the
discussion, the following matters were raised:-
·
It was noted that the NWEAB's Low Carbon Energy
Programme Board was a part of this, and that all partners had contributed to
the journey to date.
·
The importance of ensuring that this did not detract
from the work of the NWEAB was stressed, due to the need to deliver on the
Growth Deal projects.
·
In response to a question, it was explained that £15bn
of expenditure that was needed to deliver the energy vision was a combination
of private and public sector investment. It was unclear as yet what the split
would be, but it also included expenditure from individuals, e.g. on electric
vehicles, heat pumps, etc.
·
The document was welcomed, and it was noted that it
set out clearly some of the current issues, and the options for the future
also.
·
The reference to the contribution that the tidal
lagoon could make was welcomed, and it was asked whether consideration had been
given to broader advantages than those of energy generation alone. In response,
it was explained that full consideration of all the advantages was not outlined
in the snapshot given, but the economic advantages, in terms of job creation etc.,
had been identified and shared. In going forward, this would be important, but
the detail was not yet available.