not-for-profit / independent / community Transition areas 'Energy Survey'. Covers Transition areas in Dorset county only, England, UK.

1. Date: October, 2009 Transition areas: 12
Transition Energy Survey - DORSET Transition areas
Survey: not-for-profit / independent / community 10
responded:

2. Snapshots of where we are in 2009
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64%
7 yes 100% 18%
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!"#$ Yes! 45%
5 yes, in !"#$
36% Dorset 36%
SnapShot 1: Does your Transition area SnapShot 2: Do you have members SnapShot 3: Do you have examples
have an existing Energy Group or interested in training/ workshops? or experience of projects that are
energy contact? working well / up and running?
64%
7 yes 100% 100%
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36%
Yes! Yes!
SnapShot 4: Are there other non- SnapShot 5: Are you interested in SnapShot 6: Are you happy for your
transition groups in your area already working & connecting to other Dorset contact details to be shared amongst
running energy projects? Transition areas on Energy projects? Dorset's Energy people?

3. Question 1
Does your Transition area have an existing
Energy Group or energy contact?
64%
Robin Walter Shaftesbury 7 yes
robin.walter@ukonline.co.uk
www.transitiontownshaftesbury.org.uk
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Steve Atkins www.transitiontowndorchester.org
email: energy@transitiontowndorchester.org
36%
P E AT is supporting a
Dorchester
Purbeck wind farm
application - we will soon be attending
Bridport Renewable Energy Group
all Isle of Purbeck Parish and Town
Council meetings to deliver a statement
that supports wind energy.
www.breg.org.uk Richard To f t
richard.toft@btinternet.com
Gwyn Jones
gwynbryanjones@yahoo.co.uk
Weymouth Energy Advice Poole Emerging group, met once so far
Centre (WEAC) Contact: John Tomblin Bournemouth

4. Question 2 Do you have any existing or planned energy projects? (tick all that apply)
Existing or planned Energy projects
YES NO WORKING ON IT
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
Biomass
Energy
0 Ground
Hydro Efficiency
Lighting Source
Solar Heat
Solar LED,etc
Wind PV
Water

5. Any other planned energy projects?...
Transition BH has recently won funding for
Transition Together, aiming to get
households working towards energy efficiency. It is
Considering scoping study of renewable
hoped that Transition Town Christchurch
energy options for Shaftesbury can participate in this scheme
TT Dorchester Energy Group - electricity monitor WEAC operates in Weymouth library 10
case study. Electricity monitor lending facility. LED bulb library am - 12.30 pm on Monday and Wednesday, providing
research, hopefully leading to an LED bulb library. Investigating advice and information on Energy Efficiency (EE) and
Renewable Energy (RE)
community owned renewables. Bridging Transition to Dorset
County Council through DEG & CSEG Energy Groups
Bridport
Supporting local schools with Eco Schools - ie
Anaerobic Langton Matravers has just achieved its Bronze
digestion; air source heat Award. Is now working towards its silver, with the support
of Education Volunteer

6. Question 3 Do you have members interested in training/ workshops?
(please include details including any training you may have already provided)
Thorncombe Shaftesbury Transition Town Dorchester held an Open
Transition Village probably yes Space with various expert speakers. Also have an amazing
No training; as yet wealth of knowledge from Energy Group members
Bournemouth
Transition
We have not provided any training Alaska Wind Farm Project - PEAT
100%
are supporting this. William Bond may be
happy to speak to other Transition groups
BREG Bridport Setting up a
about wind energy and his project.
Yes!
community energy supply company
No training...we need training!
(ESCo). Energy audit and renewable
energy pre-feasibility assessment of
buildings and businesses Poole Generally one of the
aspirations is to know more and gain
We have been trained by DEAC in skills. Don't anticipate GIVING training
delivery of EE advice. JohnTomblin has
been attended a 3 day NEA course i n
TransitionSherborne has active
- getting some could be good!
members in personal energy descent,
London. WEAC has run 3 solar including an expert member who gave a talk
workshops in Weymouth on various energy aspects. Other members are Transition Christchurch
interested in energy but have not attended any No training has been provided
on solar thermal and solar PV, based on training ...keen to expand energy knowledge.
local case studies

7. Question 4 What are the things holding back your energy group, if any?
Time
6 Member Interest
5
Knowledge
4
Other
8
We’re Making Great Progress
3
Skills
1 Lack of Money
2
NIMBY’s No Lead
1 Planning 2
2
No Site / Tools
0

8. Other things holding you back?...
Christchurch Weymouth
Still at raising awareness stage, and hoping in early 2010 to Lack of public knowledge of WEAC's operation in the library
establish active working groups including Energy
Shaftesbury Dorchester
Uncertainty about grants, lack of local info, no lead from NDDC, Our energy group is in early stages. We have good links with
not sure where best to start, etc Dorset County Council and DA21 which is helping
Purbeck Poole
In the past there has been a protest group DART Early days yet. Focus and direction. Just forming so we need to
www.dartdorset.org (apparently a fairly small group). PEAT agree our purpose and areas of interest/ action
members live near to where the proposed wind farm will be, and
they are not concerned about it at all. We have visited the site and
have asked many questions We are supporting a project that is
being led locally. The application has not yet been presented to
Purbeck District Council, but it will be happening soon. PEAT will
be actively campaigning for support for local wind energy

9. Question 5 Do you have examples or experiences of projects that are
working well / up and running?
YES, IN DORSET
NO
YES, ELSEWHERE
0 1 2 3 4 5

10. Project Details?...
Owen
project
will be presented to our District
Yeatman's AD, Shaftesbury
Guy's Marsh
Council very soon...
woodfuel boiler,
We will then be asking Purbeck
but not yet visited
all the other Transition
Towns in Dorset to support. Transition
Poole have just started an Energy Group. Have
Dorset: discussed individual small scale experimentation, and
Poole
small wind (up to ~ 6kW), solar thermal. solar how we might share skills and experience
PV (~ 2kW and ~30kW: Portland Sailing Academy)
Hertfordshire: smallwind + solar PV battery charging (~ 60W). Kingston
Solar PV ( 600W and 5kW) both on canopies Maurward biomass and
woodchip boiler (they
Weymouth have planted their own
Dorchester coppice for this). DIY
solar water has been
installed by a couple
Bridport Best to attend our
of our energy group members
monthly meeting to get
the full picture.

11. Question 6 Are there any other non-transition groups in your area that are
already running energy projects?
Community shop exploring bulk purchase of heating oil
I believe there is a Dorset Energy Efficiency scheme
YES
The Alaska project YES
YES
Well, actually no! Up until very recently SWEP (Sherborne Wind Energy Project) YES
YES
was being pushed forward by a small group of dedicated people however they found YES
little support and the MOD was very anti (our TT group was just forming) as they decided YES
to call it a day. The information they gathered over a few years however is still there YES
to be used so we are hoping to revive the campaign
Age Concern / Energy saving:
www.acdorchester.org.uk/news/189-press-release-august-2009.html
I think Swanage Community Partnership is looking into alternative energy
I know there are individuals and groups with an interest
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know

12. Question 7 Are you interested in working with/ connecting with other Transition
Initiatives in Dorset on Energy projects?
“Potentially, but we are still as yet at very early stage of actually finding active members”
“Small village therefore would be beneficial to link with other groups”
“Open to suggestion”
“Only local ones due to logistics”
“useful to compare notes”
100%
Yes!
“happy to explore”
“where are they??”
“Networking and skills sharing would be good.”
“We all need to work together with this..the more we network and share ideas the better”
“Information sharing; bulk purchase of pv; FIT interpretation and implementation”
“WEAC can provide examples and possibly training (solar seminars). Eco-house available for loan”

13. Question 8 Please can you include your contact details, and are you happy for
your contact details to be shared amongst Dorset’s Energy people?
Thorncombe Transition Village
thorncombetransitionvillage@googlemail.com
Transition Christchurch
Julie Smith dmsmith26@tiscali.co.uk
Transition Purbeck (PEAT)
Collette Drayson cdrayson@tiscali.co.uk 01929 422832
Transition Weymouth & Portland
John Tomblin, 1 Stanier Road, Preston, Weymouth
Tel: 01305 832180 jvtomblin@aol.com
Transition Sherborne
100%
Luke Metcalf, Stable Flat, Haddon Lodge, Haddon,
Sturminster Newton, Dorset. Dt10 2LB 07817 662990
luke.p.j.metcalf@gmail.com / realresilience@gmail.com
Transition Bournemouth
Theresa McManus, 12 Hendford Road, Ensbury Park
Bournemouth, BH10 5AT. 07958 138053

14. Yes!
Transition Town Dorchester Energy Group
Steve Atkins, energy@transitiontowndorchester.org 07743958353
www.transitiontowndorchester.org
Transition Shaftesbury
Robin Walter, 10 St. James Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8HA
01747 850978 robin.walter@ukonline.co.uk
Transition Poole
Andy Hadley, 60 Vicarage Road, Poole BH15 3BB 01202 389782 hadleyac@ntlworld.com
(not formal chair of the group, just interested in progressing)
Also; Gwyn Jones 0779 563 2607 gwynbryanjones@yahoo.co.uk
Transition Bridport (BREG)
Richard Toft richard.toft@btinternet.com 01308 424103
Summary
Thanks to all that completed the survey.
To Transition and beyond!....
Steve Atkins / Transition Town Dorchester Energy Group / December 2009