Rural areas face unique challenges on their decarbonisation journey, including electricity network constraints. For the past year, Regen has been working to explore the potential for grid-constrained rural communities to overcome this by installing a modular energy centre. In simple terms, this would include a battery with smart controls, and optional electric vehicle chargers and a centrally controlled heating system.

Supported by Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund, the Rural Energy and Community Heat (REACH) project has explored how this solution could work in rural communities in the UK. We have worked alongside seven community organisations, with two potentially continuing into the next phase of the project.  

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Why are we holding this event?

During the 'Discovery' phase of this project, our engagement with community energy stakeholders revealed a high level of interest in the solutions we were exploring. As we approach the end of the current 'Alpha' phase, we want to update community energy stakeholders across the UK on our findings.

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At this event, you will:

- Learn about the issue of demand constraints and how it could impact rural community energy projects

- Hear about the solution being explored in this innovation project, the possible role of community energy organisations in deploying it, and the potential benefits.

- Provide valuable feedback to the project team about the potential use cases for the energy centre concept.  

- Have plenty of time to ask questions

We’d also love to get your feedback on the different possible use cases for the solution we’re looking to develop.  

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Event Recording

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