Publisher's Synopsis
Telling stories of the change thatÆs already happening from around the world and drawing on two decades of his own unique experience, Howard Johns demonstrates how we can develop our own renewable energy projects to provide local energy and create a new fleet of businesses. He shows us how communities can build local energy solutions û renewable power stations that will be a new form of building society û where we come together to develop, finance and construct the infrastructure that we and future generations so desperately need. He explains how to design, set up and fund community energy systems, citing examples from countries that have already cut the amount of energy they use and supplied their needs from renewable energy. Covering everything needed to structure your community power company, the technology, site assessment, legal and business planning, fundraising and financial modeling, putting people at the heart of your strategy.