Thursday 7 May 2020

Western Power Distribution drafts ‘green’ strategy’ for net zero carbon future

Energy distribution firm Western Power Distribution (WPD) has announced its Net Zero Communities Strategy, which aims to seek out community participation in local green energy generation plans and decarbonise through a ‘bottom-up’ approach.

WPD has already partnered with more than 97 local community organisations across the UK in a bid to strengthen local energy markets and innovate solutions to tackle fuel poverty.

The firm has also launched the Carbon Tracer app that allows consumers to learn about the energy generation mix used to power their local area.

Alison Sleightholm, Resources and External Affairs Director at WPD, said: “As a distribution network operator, we are committed to accelerating net zero in communities across our four licence areas. We know that community energy organisations play a vital role in driving that transition and it is only by working with them that we can to reach the speed and scale necessary to meet net zero by 2050.

“Community energy organisations help us to ensure our energy system is fair and does not leave behind the most vulnerable in our communities. To achieve a smarter and more flexible energy system for the future requires all of us in homes and businesses across the country to be on board.”