Including 4 closely related terms such as energy use, energy generation, and energy generation.
… READING’S PATHWAY TO NET ZERO BY 2030 14 4.1 Reading’s energy demand and priorities on the pathway to net zero 14 4.2 The pathway to net zero in numbers for energy use in the built environment 14 4.3 Decarbonising power supply and the need for Reading to ‘go electric’ 15 4.4 Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic 15 5.0 DELIVERING THE STRATEGY 17 5.1 The role of the Reading Climate…
… the energy mix. Key priorities in this regard have been identified as: • Housing (retrofitting and building new homes and other buildings to low/ zero carbon standards): we need to reduce energy demand in domestic and commercial properties via ‘deep retrofit’ of existing property, and ensure that new property is constructed to net zero standards • Renewable energy (generating more energy from renewable…
… sources): we need more green energy, particularly from local sources, to ensure that the increased demand for electricity which will arise as we move away from gas is met from low/zero carbon sources – an increase of approximately 10-15 times the current level of renewable energy generation is needed • Transport (de-carbonising transport systems): we need to reduce traffic and the need to travel…
… communication with and engagement of the wider public will be critical to the success of our efforts to deliver the aims of the strategy. Further details of our plans to achieve this are included in section 6 of the strategy. 4.2 The pathway to net zero in numbers for energy use in the built environment In order to establish the feasibility of a net zero carbon Reading we modelled the maximum…
… conceivable action possible with existing technology, putting aside cost and other barriers for the purposes of the assessment, to calculate: • The potential to reduce energy demand with ‘deep retrofit’ of the borough’s housing stock and commercial buildings, plus deployment of LED lighting and AAA+ appliances • The potential for renewable energy generation using existing or foreseeable technologies…