Background to the survey

Publow with Pensford Parish Council declared a climate emergency in February 2020 and established a working group to share information, generate ideas, create actions and empower the local community to help deliver carbon neutrality by 2030 through an agree action plan and targets.

We want to investigate options for Publow with Pensford being able to generate its own renewable energy. We are working with Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) to carry out preliminary feasibility studies and would like to find out what local residents think. BWCE is a not for profit Community Benefit Society that develops community owned renewable energy and is currently working with a number of Parish Councils and community organisations in Bath & North East Somerset.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to give us your feedback.

Data Protection
This survey is being carried out by Bath & West Community Energy on behalf of Publow with Pensford Parish Council and will adhere to the following principles:
  1. All of the information that you provide will be treated as confidential and will only be used for the purposes stated above. 
  2. When we or Publow with Pensford Parish Council publish the results of the survey your responses will not be identified as belonging to you. Instead they will be combined with those gathered from other survey participants to be presented collectively. 
  3. The data collected from individual surveys will only be shared with Publow with Pensford Parish Council.
  4. We will not sell, rent or exchange any personal information supplied by you to any other third parties.
  5. We will not use any of the information you provide for direct marketing or activities unrelated to the purposes of this survey.
  6. If we or Publow with Pensford Parish Council want to add you to a mailing list we will ask your specific consent for this and will state which organisation will hold this information and that you will be able to unsubscribe from the list at any time.
You can read the BWCE Privacy Policy HERE


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* 1. Do you agree that global heating and climate change are real challenges threatening us today?

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* 2. What are your views on renewable energy as a means of reducing climate change?

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* 3. What are your views on the two onshore renewable electricity technologies with the greatest potential ?

  Very Supportive Supportive Neither supportive or against Against Very against
Solar Power
Wind Turbines

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* 4. How would you feel about Publow with Pensford having its own Community Renewable Energy generation as a means of combating climate change?

Please indicate your level of support for each of the following renewable energy sources being developed in Publow with Pensford.
Please take into account that any renewable energy developed through BWCE would be community owned with tangible community benefits, including:
1.   Residents being able to invest and receive annual interest.
2.   Surplus income being available to fund community activities

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* 5. Rooftop solar on business or public sector buildings

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* 6. Rooftop solar on domestic properties (e.g. through a community wide bulk buy / discount scheme)

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* 7. Would you be interested in having solar panels on your property?

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* 8. A ground mounted solar array (solar farm) sited on appropriate land with an increase in biodiversity built in and the potential for the development of other community amenities (e.g. a community orchard) alongside.

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* 9. A wind turbine (only if the area is viable for wind energy)

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* 10. Hydro power (only if the area is viable for hydro power)

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* 11. Do you have any further comments or questions?

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* 12. There are several projects in the pipeline to help protect our local environment, and we are inviting volunteers who would like to be involved.  If you would like to know more, or have some ideas of your own please indicate below that you are happy to be contacted.

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* 13. Name

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* 14. Address

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* 15. Email address

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* 16. Telephone

Thank you for completing this survey.

Supported by Chelwood Community Fund, BANES Ward Councillor Fund, Pensford Publow and The Stantons Community Trust and Bath and West Community Energy.

For more information on BWCE go to our website or email nick.bird@bwce.coop

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