Energy Demand & Supply in Totnes & District
In the Energy Budget in the next section we have made the following estimations:
Totnes & District Baseline estimated
total DEMAND of all energy
= 709.5 GWh/y in 2009
reducing to 354.7 GWh/y by 2030
(in line with ZCB 50%)
T & D Baseline estimated potential
renewable energy production
= 138 GWh/y in 2009
rising to 163.8 GWh/y by 2030
(2030 T&D estimated total renewable energy
production INCLUDING per capita share of
National potential large scale
renewable energy capture
= 234.4 GWh/y)
(2030 T&D estimated total renewable energy
production INCLUDING per capita share of
National + International potential large scale
renewable energy capture
= 299.2 GWh/y)
While this would indicate that large scale national and international energy capture technology could provide the bulk of renewable energy supplies there are 2 key considerations;
- The full off shore renewable potential is likely to take a long time coming on stream
- As an essentially rural locality, T & D is probably more able to generate renewable energy than other places e.g. cities in the UK; the overall UK picture may therefore be, a lower share of nationally produced renewables available to rural areas.
Please refer to the Energy Budget Section for further details and analysis of potential energy demand and supply of renewables in Totnes and District
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