Local Energy Market
As part of our Local Energy Market project we are looking to deliver a smarter local energy system that will revolutionise how energy is used, stored and distributed across Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs. Proposals will pave the way for new technologies and low-carbon infrastructure in the future from renewable energy sources like air source heat pumps to solar panels and electric vehicle charging points.
The two-year project is funded by a £3m grant from the Industrial Strategy Challenge fund, delivered by UK Research and Innovation.
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Local Area Energy Plans
Greater Manchester has set out a detailed pathway for the energy infrastructure changes needed across the city region so it can meet its ambition of being carbon neutral by 2038.
Following approval at a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on 30 September, the city region is the first in the country to produce and adopt Local Area Energy Plans (LAEPs).
The plans, one for each of the ten Greater Manchester districts as well as an overall one for the city region, detail the current position and a roadmap towards a decarbonised future. They also identify key decisions that are needed to determine the longer-term decarbonisation pathway for the city region.
You can view and download all of the plans below.
Click here to read the full press release about the Combined Authority's agreement of the plans.Click here to read the Strategic Outline Business Case for delivering the GM LAEP
Local Area Energy Plans Explained
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