Community Allocation

Structured surplus value within regulated export mechanisms.

Surplus is real. Allocation must be compliant.

Under the baseline model, a portion of annual generation is surplus to tenant self-consumption and is exported under controlled constraints.

Surplus is not treated as “free energy.”
It is treated as a regulated value stream.

Allocation is structured only through compliant export and settlement pathways.

Conservative surplus modelling

Option A baseline assumptions per home:

  • ~3,000 kWh annual generation
  • ~60% self-consumption with storage (~1,800 kWh)
  • ~40% surplus export (~1,200 kWh)

At portfolio scale:

  • 250 homes → ~300,000 kWh annual surplus export
  • 500 homes → ~600,000 kWh annual surplus export
  • 1,000 homes → ~1,200,000 kWh annual surplus export

All modelling assumes export limitation control and a realistic UK yield.

Export is governed through established UK frameworks.

Surplus export is structured through mechanisms such as:

  • Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) arrangements
  • Licensed supplier frameworks
  • Other compliant export settlement structures, where applicable

No unlicensed redistribution or speculative peer-to-peer assumptions are applied.

Where regulation permits, surplus value can support community infrastructure.

Potential allocation pathways (subject to programme structure and regulatory feasibility) may include support for:

  • Community centres
  • Local authority facilities
  • Social infrastructure buildings (e.g., libraries, civic buildings)

Allocation is treated as a programme design component, not an informal add-on.

Allocation requires governance, reporting and auditability.

Any community allocation model must maintain:

  • Transparency of export value
  • Consistent modelling assumptions
  • Clear allocation criteria
  • Reporting suitable for institutional stakeholders

Surplus allocation is governed, modelled and regulated.

Community allocation is only credible when it is structured within existing UK regulatory frameworks.

Surplus is a governed value, not informal redistribution.