As the Council have declared a climate emergency we believe that any new housing should be as energy efficient as possible and this is beyond the present building regs it should still be required. The use of community battery schemes would be useful in taking excess power generated during the day and making it available at night. If we are going to be required to drive electric cars then there will be a need for a much enhanced grid and the large power stations could be supplemented by local generation. On a historic note Hingham did at one time have it’s own gas works and similar small scale electrical generation should be welcomed