In this ground-breaking report the authors main finding is that the electricity requirements within Hope Valley will rise, at least doubling, by 2050.
Under all future energy scenarios, we will see an increase in electricity demand within the Hope Valley as we electrify our vehicles and home heating sources.
By 2050 the increased demand could be met from a combination of renewable energy installations, stored energy such as large or domestic scale battery banks, hydro storage systems and electric cars along with flexible generation such as biogas. This would require smart technological advances to control it.