The programme met regional and local needs identified in the regional
Routemap to Carbon Negative. To identify regional focus areas, highlight the most impactful and urgent projects, and facilitate a well-planned transition to net zero energy systems, all the York & North Yorkshire local authorities, Northern Powergrid and Northern Gas Networks collaborated on local area energy planning – adding the ‘where’ to the ‘what, how and when’ of measures identified in the Routemap. The feasibility studies have tackled issues including locally-designed e-transport options, decarbonising community buildings and large hospitals, and high-level studies to deploy large heat and power projects via collaborations between local authorities and businesses.
