Academy Trust Energy Procurement and Decarbonisation
Dear Kent Catholic Schools Partnership,
I would be grateful if you could assist my research into your trust’s energy procurement methods, as well as your decarbonisation progress.
Structure of information – If possible, could the information supplied please be submitted in excel format, with the Question answer in the cell below the Question number.
E.g. Cell A1 would contain “1” and Cell A2 would contain the answer, Cell B1 would contain “2” and Cell B2 would contain the answer (Example below).
__¦_________A___________ ¦__________B_________
1 ¦_________ 1____________¦ _________ 2_________
2 ¦ __Answer to question 1__ ¦__Answer to question 2__
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Questions: --
1.How many schools are in your Academy Trust?
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Energy Procurement -
2.Do you procure your energy in bulk as a group, for most of your schools? (Y/N)
a.i. If yes, do you use a public sector procurement framework, or a private broker, to purchase electricity and gas?
ii. Which Framework or broker have you used?
b. If neither, how do your schools procure their electricity and gas?
3. Do you use the same procurement organisation for other services or products? (Y/N)
If so: a.) Which services or products?
b.) What specific frameworks are used to do this?
4. How does the Local Education Authority influence your energy procurement decisions?
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Energy savings and decarbonisation – As a Trust:
5. Do you have overarching carbon reduction or net zero targets? (Y/N)
If so: a. What are these targets?
b: Do you have a plan of how you would reach your targets ? (Y/N)
6. Do Schools in your trust have access to an energy monitoring service? (Y/N)
a. If so: What company provides this service?
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Solar PV Panels – As a Trust:
7. Approximately what percentage (or how many) of your schools have solar panels installed?
8. Do you intend to roll out solar on all or most of your schools? (Y/N)
9. Do you use 3rd party solar schemes which fund solar panels (such as rent a roof or Power Purchase Agreement)? (Y/N)
a. If so, which 3rd party schemes have you used?
10. Do you have access to funding for rooftop solar panels? (Y/N)
a. If so, what is the source of funding?
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LED Lighting – As a Trust:
11. Approximately what percentage (or how many) of your schools have mostly LED lighting?
12. Do you intend to roll out LED in all or most of your schools? (Y/N)
13. Do you provide a trust operated scheme or programme to install LED Lighting? (Y/N)
14. Do you provide any support to help academies develop their own plans and funding for LED Lighting? (Y/N)
Many thanks, Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Brown.
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Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for your request for information from the Trust under the Freedom of Information Act, which was received at our offices yesterday, Monday 29 January 2024.
We are reviewing your request and will respond to you shortly.
Kind regards,
Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership
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Maidstone
Kent
ME18 5BZ
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Our reference: FOI/KCSP/2024/SA19
Dear Rebecca,
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Charlotte Robinson
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Web: www.kcsp.org.uk
On occasions I maintain my own work life balance by using electronic
communications outside of standard office hours.
Unless the subject field contains the word URGENT I am not expecting
colleagues to respond outside of the standard working day.
The Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership is a charitable company limited by
guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration
number 08176019 at registered address: Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone,
Kent, ME18 5BZ.
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the named recipient. If you have received this email in error
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sender. Please note that any views or opinions expressed are solely those
of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Kent Catholic
Schools’ Partnership. Whilst this email has been checked for viruses, Kent
Catholic Schools’ Partnership accepts no liability for any virus that may
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