Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise
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Our Community Proposal
Our ideal proposal was that the revenue from a community-owned wind turbine at the nearby windfarm
would enable us to fund our own energy-reduction measures within the village.
This proposal would directly involve most members of the community and increase
awareness of energy utilization. We believe that to achieve both local and global benefits of reductions in fossil fuel use and thus lower
CO2 emissions, local strategies to reduce energy use through the provision of more efficient heating and
insulation are essential. We would look to link these improvements in efficiency to use of energy from renewable
sources, either through green energy supply or the use of sustainable fuels such as wood chip etc.
Ultimately, we believe that this proposal may pave the way for major changes in the
use of energy by the public. Such a model would not be confined to communities close
by renewable energy developments, but
a direct linkage with a local source of energy generation is necessary for emotional
resonance and identification with the project.
