1. Making Localism Work:Onshore Wind Charles Anglin Director of Communications RenewableUK

2. Slow motion energy crisis • 25% of electricity capacity to be decommissioned • 15% of energy from renewables by 2020 • Half new capacity from electricity • ¾ electricity of that from wind

3. What’s needed onshore by 2020 • 35GW of wind required • 15GW onshore • 5,000 turbines

4. Onshore today • 270 windfarms • 2,700 turbines • 7GW in planning • 33% LPA approval rates

5. Localism Agenda • Old ‘top down’ approach dead • No return to regional targets • Winning active consent of communities • Encouragement, consultation and incentivisation

6. Getting the Bill & beyond right • Duty to co-operate • Use of referenda • Neighbourhood Planning • NPPF • NPS

7. Business: Playing our part • Improving consultation • Providing local community benefits • Demonstrating local economic impact • Business rate localisation