{"id":23,"date":"2014-08-04T14:49:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T13:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:23:13","slug":"renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/renewable-energy","title":{"rendered":"Renewable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-48 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/08\/wind-turbine-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wind Turbine\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/08\/wind-turbine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/08\/wind-turbine.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Guidance<\/h2>\n<p>The Energy Saving Trust provides valuable <a href=\"https:\/\/energysavingtrust.org.uk\/energy-at-home\/generating-renewable-electricity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">guidance<\/a>\u00a0on choosing the right type of renewable energy system for your needs and circumstances.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cse.org.uk\/resource\/home-energy-fact-sheets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Advice leaflets <\/a>are also available from the Centre for Sustainable Energy.<\/p>\n<p>If you use a wood-burning stove or open fire you can minimise the amount of fuel burned and smoke created by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findachimneysweep.co.uk\/we-all-breathe-the-same-air\/\" rel=\"noopener\">advice and videos<\/a> from the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps about fuel selection, lighting and managing the fire.<\/p>\n<h2>Community energy<\/h2>\n<p>Devon County Council is supporting community energy groups by providing online tools, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/community-energy-legal-toolkit\">Community Energy Legal Toolkit<\/a> , and support programmes. Further information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/energyandclimatechange\/community-energy\">community energy<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h2>Progress<\/h2>\n<p>The extent of renewable energy capacity and generation in Devon is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ETn7yatq9dpKnFPpa17r618BnpDO1M0bs4u-lkRM-hSw9g?e=610tAL\" rel=\"noopener\">Renewable Energy Progress<\/a> Report.\u00a0 This includes the district authority areas of East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon, as well as our neighbours in Plymouth and Torbay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tabs\"><ul class=\"tabs\" data-responsive-accordion-tabs=\"accordion medium-tabs large-tabs\"  role=\"tablist\" id=\"tablist\" data-multi-expand=\"true\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" ><\/ul><div class=\"tabs-content\" data-tabs-content=\"tablist\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guidance The Energy Saving Trust provides valuable guidance\u00a0on choosing the right type of renewable energy system for your needs and circumstances.\u00a0\u00a0Advice leaflets are also available from the Centre for Sustainable Energy. 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