The Association for Decentralised Energy
Bringing Energy Together
Invisible Energy Hidden Benefits of the Demand Side
The Association for Decentralised Energy
Since 1980, our economy has doubled, yet the industrial, commercial Bringing Energy Together and public sectors all use less energy. Doing more with less energy has been achieved by reducing demand, and by generating energy locally and more efficiently.
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1980
GDP
This report shows how the demand side has supported our aims for the economy, energy security and emissions reductions. Unfold the document to find out how we could do even more.
Red – Services
While UK GDP has grown steadily since 1980, energy demand in the industrial, commercial, and public sectors has stayed flat or fallen. * Figures are for savings each year compared to energy intensity remaining as it was in 1980.
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Jobs, growth & cost Energy policies do not work well together and send mixed signals to users. Create clear, simple policies to help users make the right decisions to cut waste and improve competitiveness.
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The only way to compare all efďŹ ciency options is by looking at all energy use: The Primary Energy Demand. This should be the standard for all efďŹ ciency policy.
By 2020: Security of supply Could reduce electricity demand by 45TWh
Enough to run the London Underground for 30 years
POLICY RECOMMENDATION
Security of supply More than 84% of our energy is lost before it ever reaches us but current efficiency policies focus on reducing the remaining 16%. The only way to compare all efficiency options is by looking at all energy use: The Primary Energy Demand. This should be the standard for all efficiency policy.
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By 2020: Carbon emissions Could save a further 21 Mt CO2
The equivalent of taking a quarter of all cars off the road
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POLICY RECOMMENDATION
Carbon emissions To make sure taxpayers receive best value, Government assessments of policies to reduce emissions should test decentralised and demand side options against traditional, centralised solutions.
The Association for Decentralised Energy
This document highlights the hidden value of decentralised generation, demand reduction and demand response in addressing the three key challenges to energy policy. Major progress has happened in the absence of policy. This document suggests how policy could capture even more. By encouraging technologies like combined heat and power, energy management, district heating, demand reduction and demand response we can help the industrial, commercial and public sectors drive a competitive, low carbon economy.
Bringing Energy Together
This document has been put together through collaboration between ADE, ESTA and ACE. Thanks to the EI for helping to source data behind the report.
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