Do the targets for renewables and local generation cover all energy uses or just electricity generation?
C.5.4. There is massive potential for decentralised energy generation, yet compared to cities in Europe, or even Woking, Birmingham seems to have no vision for maximising local generation of heat and power (and cooling) from renewable sources. Mention is made of a network of CHP stations that are 70% more efficient than conventional power stations, which implies gas as the source of fuel. Utilising gas more efficiently is obviously beneficial but not if it is at the expense of greener options. In the glossary, embedded generation is described a being typically smaller generation but it does not have to be the case! Given the waste of energy from transmission along the national grid, this is a major fault in the document. C.5.5. In contrast, the Mayor of London s Energy Strategy envisages at least 27MWp photovoltaics and 6 large wind turbines by 2010, as well as anaerobic digestion and biomass CHP plants. By 2020, the plan is for 500 small wind turbines. Though there is insufficient att
