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Sustainability
For Alderney, sustainability means more than reducing carbon emissions. It also means maintaining a reliable electricity system, ensuring affordability, and supporting the island's economic and social wellbeing.
Our approach
Sustainability in an island context
For Alderney, sustainability means more than reducing carbon emissions.
It also means providing and maintaining a safe and reliable electricity system, while ensuring affordability, and supporting the island's economic and social wellbeing.
We understand that energy underpins all other activity on the island. Alongside water and food, electricity and other fuels are the lifeblood of our current and future success.
We aim to balance environmental responsibility with the practical realities of operating an independent electricity network that's fit for Alderney, now and in the future.
Community
Supporting the community
Electricity is fundamental to daily life on the island.
We support the community by ensuring reliable supply, working with local organisations, and helping households and businesses manage their energy use.
Recent community engagement has shown clearly that reliability remains the top priority for residents, alongside concerns about cost and fairness. This reinforces the need to balance environmental progress with a stable and affordable electricity system.
Energy efficiency
Helping customers use energy efficiently
We are developing services to help customers better understand and manage their energy use.
Energy audits and improved billing information will help households and businesses identify ways to reduce consumption, lower costs and improve efficiency.
Clear communication is an important part of this, and we are committed to providing better information about how the system works and how decisions are made.
Our commitments
How we take responsibility
Responsible infrastructure
A sustainable system depends on well-managed infrastructure. We are strengthening our operations through improved asset management, modern digital systems and enhanced safety processes. These improvements help ensure the network remains robust and ready for future technologies.
Investing in people and skills
Sustainability also depends on people. We support training, apprenticeships and engagement with local schools to help develop skills on the island. Building local expertise strengthens Alderney's long-term resilience.
Supporting the island's future
Energy is not just a utility. It is an enabler of economic activity, housing, transport and public services. A well-managed transition to cleaner energy can help strengthen the island's economy, reduce reliance on imported fuels and support a more sustainable future for Alderney.
Get in touch
Speak to our team
If you'd like to know more about our sustainability work or our plans for the future, please get in touch. You're always welcome to call us or visit us in person.
