council energy spend and contracts
Case reference FOI2026/02444
Received 9 October 2026
Published 20 October 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002), please provide the following:
1. The council's total spend on electricity and, separately, on gas, in each of the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, and 2025/26 if available.
2. The total electricity and gas consumed, in kWh, in the same years, if held.
3. The name of the council's current electricity and gas supplier(s), or the purchasing framework used (for example a public buying organisation), and the end date of the current contract(s).
4. If held: the number of council sites or meters billed at out-of-contract, deemed or variable rates at any point in 2025/26.
A spreadsheet or CSV would be ideal. If any part would exceed the cost limit, please answer the other parts and tell me which part could not be answered.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002), please provide the following:
1. The council's total spend on electricity and, separately, on gas, in each of the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, and 2025/26 if available.
Answer:
FY23/24* ELECTRIC £1,308,493; GAS £334,229
FY24/25* ELECTRIC £1,502,625; GAS £282,034
FY25/26* ELECTRIC £1,403,659; GAS £221,593
*Please note this data does not include schools.
2. The total electricity and gas consumed, in kWh, in the same years, if held.
Answer:
FY23/24* ELECTRIC 4,631,677 kWh; GAS 3,701,466 kWh
FY24/25* ELECTRIC 4,969,193 kWh; GAS 3,887,223 kWh
FY25/26* ELECTRIC 5,058,806; GAS 3,542,298 kWh
*Data does not include schools
3. The name of the council's current electricity and gas supplier(s), or the purchasing framework used (for example a public buying organisation), and the end date of the current contract(s).
Answer: The service area has advised that the supplier for electricity is Npower and the supplier for gas is Total Energies. These are procured suppliers through West Mercia Energy, jointly owned by four local authorities; Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire Council. West Mercia Energy is a public buying and energy procurement organisation that manages energy contracts and utility services exclusively for the public sector. The contracts run to 31st March 2028 and 31st March 2030 respectively. New procurement exercises are taking place.
4. If held: the number of council sites or meters billed at out-of-contract, deemed or variable rates at any point in 2025/26.
Answer: 16.
Documents
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