Local energy generation projects: assessing equity and risks

Figures & data

Figure 1. The InCluESEV EEAT.

Table 1. Summary information for Oakenshaw and Witton Park villages.

	Oakenshaw Village Co., Durham	Witton Park Village Co., Durham
Village size	Approximately 215 homes	Approximately 250 homes
Tenure	Mainly owner occupied	Mainly owner occupied
Community facilities	None	School, village hall, two churches, football club and play park
Mains gas available?	Yes	Yes
Proposed generation technology	500 kW wind turbine	40–50 kW hydro generator
Feasibility assessed	Yes	Yes
Estimated installation cost	£1.35M	£400 K–500 K
Projected annual income	£300 K–£475 K	£32 K–£40 K
Stage	About to make planning application	Investigating initial feasibility

Table 2. Feedback on utility of EEAT by site.

Criteria	Oakenshaw	Witton Park
Very useful	1	0
Useful	3	3
Slightly useful	2	5
Useless	0	0