There are significant opportunities for Local Authorities to generate their own energy through renewable energy schemes on their own estate, for example by running solar farms on landfill sites. Central to the delivery of municipal renewable energy generation projects is financial viability, and this is hindered by the current systems and contractual set- ups with the national energy suppliers. • Skills – A sector wide skills mapping exercise is required to understand what skills exists already, what will be required in the future, and what options there Page 3 of 5 are to stimulate the skills pipeline required.