Fair's fare on Powys energy and water resources

Motion as voted upon

On the back of Cop 27 in Egypt, and Powys’s declaration of climate and nature emergencies, this Council calls on the U.K. and Welsh Governments to put in place the necessary legislative frameworks and provisions to enable the people of Powys to retain some of the financial benefit arising from the water and energy resources captured and generated in Powys for export and consumption elsewhere.



Specifically, this Council seeks the ability to raise a levy on water and energy generation/supply companies on piped water and energy destined for export, and not for the direct benefit or consumption by the people of Powys. The rate of return for the shared use of these resources should initially not be less than £1 per mega litre and £1 per megawatt, uplifted by the annual rate for inflation (RPI). In return, this Council undertakes that such monies raised will be spent by Powys Council addressing, and developing resilience to, the crisis we collectively face from global warming.