Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation
Case reference EIR2023/00078
Published 10 February 2023
Request
I would like information about your council's electricity sources in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
a. Does the council have a 100% renewable green electricity tariff for all of the electricity that the council is directly responsible for, and is this tariff with Green Energy UK plc, Good Energy Limited or Ecotricity?
This includes all electricity that the council is directly responsible for, in council offices and any other buildings leased and managed by the council where the council pays the electricity tariff. This does not include homes owned or managed by the council. If unsure, please state your provider and tariff.
b. Does the council generate and use energy from waste? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by these energy from waste electricity sources?
c. Does the council buy directly from a local renewable electricity source or have its own renewable electricity sources? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by this/these renewable electricity sources?
This includes council owned renewable electricity sources that are located outside of the council area, such as solar farms located further south to maximise electricity generation.
Response
I would like information about your council's electricity sources in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
a. Does the council have a 100% renewable green electricity tariff for all of the electricity that the council is directly responsible for, and is this tariff with Green Energy UK plc, Good Energy Limited or Ecotricity?
This includes all electricity that the council is directly responsible for, in council offices and any other buildings leased and managed by the council where the council pays the electricity tariff. This does not include homes owned or managed by the council. If unsure, please state your provider and tariff.
Yes the tariff is 100% renewable green electricity - the tariff is not with the listed companies and is provided by Total Energies.
b. Does the council generate and use energy from waste? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by these energy from waste electricity sources?
Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council jointly own an energy from waste facility which is operated and managed by Mercia Waste Management Ltd. It is situated in Hartlebury in Worcestershire. The council send residual waste to the facility but there is currently no direct use of the electricity produced by Herefordshire Council.
c. Does the council buy directly from a local renewable electricity source or have its own renewable electricity sources? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by this/these renewable electricity sources?
This includes council owned renewable electricity sources that are located outside of the council area, such as solar farms located further south to maximise electricity generation.
The council has a number of solar PV renewable installations in buildings where we are directly responsible for this accounts for c.14.4% of electricity consumed in financial year 2021-22.
Documents
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