Lydney Local Power (LLP) is a project designed to involve the people of Lydney and the surrounding areas in identifying, designing and owning a range of renewable energy projects specific to the resources available in the local area.
The LLP project originally came out of the Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) with initial feasibility studies taking place in late 2001. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) took the project on in early 2002 and the project co-ordinator started in August 2002.
Funding
Lydney Local Power has been supported by a total of £61,000 over two and a half years from The Energy Saving Trust (which runs energy saving programmes on behalf of the government) through its Innovative Carbon Reduction Pilot Programme. Lydney Local Power is working to bring in more funding to install renewable energy systems in the Lydney area.
Environmental Benefits
The environmental benefits of the project will be principally in the reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) emitted in to the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. The renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures installed by LLP will offset an amount of oil, gas and coal that would otherwise be used to provide heat and power. A reduction in fossil fuels burnt will decrease the quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Nitrous Oxide (NO) released into the atmosphere. The reduction in these gases will help to curb the greenhouse effect and global climate change; this may also have a positive effect on local air quality and linked respiratory illnesses. | 
