Introducing public participation to energy planning - Breaking with old traditions
Author
Kristensen, Emil Reinhold
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-03
Pages
86
Abstract
Kommunal energiplanlægning har traditionelt ikke inddraget borgere, selv om borgerinddragelse er udbredt i andre former for planlægning. Dette studie undersøger Guldborgsund Kommune for at forstå, hvad der sker, når varmeforbrugere (husstande og andre brugere af varme) inddrages i planlægningen, og hvordan det kan gøres i praksis. Som case fokuseres der på individuelle oliefyr og deres udfasning. Interviews med energiplanlæggere og varmeforbrugere viser en skæv forventning: Kommunen antager, at forbrugerne ikke ønsker at blive inddraget, mens forbrugerne siger det modsatte. Studiet peger på, at inddragelse kan fremskynde skiftet til mere bæredygtige varmeløsninger. Det anbefales, at kommuner inddrager varmeforbrugere ved at udvikle energiplanlæggerens rolle til en hybrid energiplanlægger, som kan skifte mellem roller afhængigt af situationen. Dette kan understøttes af at ændre varmeforsyningslovgivningen, så den også omfatter planlægning for individuel opvarmning.
Municipal energy planning has rarely involved citizens, even though participation is common in other types of planning. This study examines Guldborgsund Municipality to understand what happens when heat consumers (households and other users of heat) are included in the planning process, and how to do this in practice. The case focuses on individual oil boilers and their phase-out. Interviews with energy planners and heat consumers reveal a mismatch: the municipality assumes consumers do not want to be involved, while consumers say the opposite. The study indicates that involving heat consumers can speed up the shift to more sustainable heating options. It recommends that municipalities include heat consumers by evolving the energy planner’s role into a hybrid energy planner who can switch between roles depending on the context. This approach could be supported by revising heat supply legislation to also cover planning for individual heating.
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