The Energy Group is part of Hebden Bridge Transition Town, which seeks to cut Hebden Royd's contribution to global warming and increase the community's resilience to the effects of rising energy costs, and is the 223rd official Transition initiative in the UK.

The Energy Group is one of several groups within the organisation, and is set up specifically to look into how the area's future energy needs can be met in accordance with the overall aims of Hebden Bridge Transition Town. Specifically, The Energy Group seeks to achieve the following:-

• To research the area's current and future energy requirements, and establish how these can be met in a sustainable way with the minimum use of fossil fuels involved in the process, whether by direct use or by importing energy produced by their use from elsewhere.
• To raise awareness amongst the local population of the importance of using energy wisely, and of the relationship of it's use to global warming.
• To encourage and enable the local population to use energy produced from renewable resources, and to encourage and enable energy providers to deliver energy derived from such resources.
• To network with all groups in the area involved in the production, distribution or politics of energy, whether statutory bodies, businesses, or third sector / voluntary organisations, so that resources and skills are shared and partnerships formed, thereby increasing the spread of knowledge and reducing unnecessary duplication of work.
• To instigate and support projects within the area which seek to achieve the above aims
• To write the Energy Section of the Hebden Bridge Energy Descent Action Plan, which is a central part of the work of Hebden Bridge Transition Town.
• To seek funding to enable all of the above aims to be achieved.

If you or any group you are be involved with can assist us, or would like to be involved in this project then please get in touch by selecting the "contact us" link on our website at www.hebdenbridgetransitiontown.org.uk