Sir
the
editorial by Cllr Williams raises some interesting points about saving
energy. It is nice to know that Oxford Council are looking into ways of
cutting fuel bills.
Cllr Williams talks of community projects as being the way forward in our energy sector.
An example is the Osney Lock Hydropower scheme that won the backing of EU grants to encourage self sufficiency in energy production.
This do it yourself approach embodies the new paradigm shift in our energy markets.
The
paradigm shift is a move away from centralisation of energy production
to decentralisation or small scale community approach.
What are the pros and cons of this decentralisation of energy shift?
Well a look at basic maths tells us this.
The decentralised community Osney scheme may produce power supply for a mere 50 dwellings.
In contrast, the centralised Didcot power station that was recently closed, produced power for 3 million homes.
The maths are worrying.
The decentralisation paradigm shift suggests we surmount this mathematical deficit by serious energy savings.
There
have been huge advances in green eco insulating materials for
buildings; this is one industry growth area we can thank the Greens for.
These new thermal exterior and
interior wall claddings can result in big energy savings even for
Victorian homes of single brick construction.
The public need to be helped more as this vast range of new insulating products can be technically confusing.
Free insulating grants are still available so why not apply if your home is cold.
ECO grants have not been removed by the recent green levy reforms in our energy bills that were implemented by the Coalition to save poor consumers paying tariffs to rich landowners for wind farms. 
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