Net Zero Living: Pathfinder Places Phase 2 – Pathfinders

我们将完善法律的结构和金融模式，以克服智能地方能源系统被视为高投资风险的障碍。我们将通过创建社区能源服务公司（CESCO）来减少这种风险，该公司拥有多种收入来源和资产，以降低风险。一个稍大的项目也会引起投资者的兴趣。我们将使用两个地点- Bethesda和Blaenau Ffestiniog -作为示例，以创新CESCO的格式为基础，通过当地能源市场管理当地发电，为电动汽车充电提供电力，并以低于标准供应的价格为家庭和企业提供热量和电力。供热网络将由公共热泵提供，我们将努力完善设计，以满足当地需求，特别是那些最脆弱的需求。我们将致力于参与贝塞斯达和布莱瑙，以鼓励参与供热网络和社区交通，并根据他们的需求量身定制设计。与此同时，我们将继续开发各种方法，提供广泛的改造计划，以降低成本。这将确保该项目尽可能地包容所有人口。这项工作将加强我们的案例，以获得投资和赠款资金，以展示财务模型，然后复制它。

We will refine the legal structure and financial model to overcome the barriers of smart local energy systems being perceived as high risk for investment. We will reduce this perception of risk by creating Community Energy Services Company (CESCO) with multiple income streams and assets to reduce the risk. A slightly larger project will also be of interest to investors. We will use two locations -- Bethesda and Blaenau Ffestiniog - as examples to base the format of an innovative CESCO to manage the local generation via a local energy market to provide power to EV charging, and heat and power to households and businesses at a reduced rate compared to a standard supply. The heat network will be fed by communal heat pumps and we will work to refine the design to meet local needs especially those of the most vulnerable. We will work on engagement in Bethesda and Blaenau to encourage participation in a heat network and community transport, will and tailor the design to their needs. Alongside this we will continue to develop means to provide area wide retrofit schemes to reduce costs. This will ensure that the project is inclusive to all demograhics as possible.This work will strengthen our case to get investment and grant funding to demonstrate the financial model and then replicate it.