Local Energy Plan for Oban July 2018 A Local Energy Plan for Oban July 2018 This Local Energy Plan has been developed to enable the community to look at its existing and future energy needs in terms of power, heat and transport and determine where it sees priorities for action. A separate non‐technical summary document is also available that provides an overview of the plan. The development of the plan has been led by a steering group that includes representatives from the Oban Community Council, Argyll Community Housing Association, West Highland Housing Association, Atlantis Community Leisure, Bid4Oban, Argyll and Bute Council, Local Energy Scotland, Home Energy Scotland and ALIenergy. The development of the plan has been funded as part of the COBEN project (COmmunity BENefits of Civic Energy), an EU Interreg (North Sea Region) funded programme with fifty per cent match funding through the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES). CARES is delivered by Local Energy Scotland. Technical support and plan development has been undertaken by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited. Community consultation support has been provided by ALIenergy. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 About Local Energy Plans ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Oban and its Local Energy System .......................................................................................... 1 1.3 Overview of ‘whole system’ approach .................................................................................... 2 1.4 Aims and objectives ................................................................................................................ 3 2. Local Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Electricity ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Heat ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Water ...................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Transport ................................................................................................................................. 6 3. Characterisation of local area ......................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Population of Oban ................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 Residential ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Estimates of Fuel Poverty ............................................................................................. 11 3.2.2 Overall domestic archetypes ........................................................................................ 12 3.3 Non‐residential ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.1 Local Authority Buildings .............................................................................................. 14 3.3.2 NHS ................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.3 Atlantis Leisure .............................................................................................................. 15 3.3.4 Other Non‐domestic Energy Use .................................................................................. 15 3.4 Transport ............................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.1 Annual Traffic Movements ............................................................................................ 16 3.4.2 Household vehicles ....................................................................................................... 18 3.4.3 Electric Vehicles ............................................................................................................ 18 3.4.4 Rail Services ................................................................................................................... 19 3.4.5 Ferry Services ................................................................................................................ 19 3.4.6 Pedestrian travel ........................................................................................................... 20 3.5 Environment .......................................................................................................................... 21 3.5.1 Summary of environmental designations and other relevant heritage items ............. 21 3.5.2 Cultural Heritage Designations ..................................................................................... 22 3.5.3 Estimated solar resource .............................................................................................. 23 3.5.4 Estimated wind resource .............................................................................................. 23 3.5.5 Estimated hydro resource ............................................................................................. 24 3.5.6 Estimated biomass resource ......................................................................................... 24 4. Energy Baseline ............................................................................................................................. 25 4.1 Overall energy demand ......................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Future changes ...................................................................................................................... 27 5. Options Appraisal .......................................................................................................................... 28 5.1 Scottish context .................................................................................................................... 28 5.1.1 Financial support for renewables ................................................................................. 29 5.2 Local context ......................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.1 Argyll and Bute Outcome Improvement Plan (previously the Community Plan and Single Outcome Agreement) ......................................................................................................... 30 5.2.2 Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan ...................................................................... 30 5.2.3 Argyll & Bute Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2015/16 ‐ 2019/20 .......................... 31 5.2.4 Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Action Plan 2017‐2020 ............... 31 5.2.5 Oban Regeneration ‐ The Lorn Arc Programme ............................................................ 32 5.2.6 Argyle & Bute Renewable Energy Action Plan .............................................................. 32 5.2.7 Argyll and Bute Council Carbon Management Plan ...................................................... 32 5.2.8 Argyll and Bute Council Single Investment Plan ........................................................... 33 5.3 Community commentary on areas of action ........................................................................ 33 5.4 High level technology review ................................................................................................ 34 6. Review of local options ................................................................................................................. 36 6.1 Cheaper Energy Bills .............................................................................................................. 36 6.1.1 Demand Management .................................................................................................. 36 Proposed Action Point #1 ............................................................................................................. 37 Proposed Action Point #2 ............................................................................................................. 37 Proposed Action Point #3 ............................................................................................................. 38 6.2 Warmer Homes that are better insulated ............................................................................ 39 Proposed Action Point #4 ............................................................................................................. 40 6.3 Increased local energy generation ........................................................................................ 40 6.3.1 Existing Housing ............................................................................................................ 40 Proposed Action Point #5 ............................................................................................................. 41 6.3.2 New Build Housing .......................................................................................................