Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

Dear Hannah

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

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Regards

John Shannon
Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council, Governance Service
Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Hannah

I am writing in response to your request dated 16 January 2023.  This has
been dealt with under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Your questions and the Council's responses are set out below:

I would like information about your council’s electricity sources in
relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This
information may be held by an estates department or similar.

In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following
questions:

Response

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, from April 2021 all of the electricity that the council is directly
responsible for is on a 100% renewable green electricity tariff (Renewable
Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) certified) through the council’s
contracted main electricity supplier.

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?

The Council’s (i.e. district-wide residential) non-recyclable waste is
used to generate energy from waste under a 25 year PFI contract. The
Energy from Waste facility is managed by a third party contractor and the
Council does not directly consume any of the energy generated.

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.

No, the council does not buy directly from a local renewable electricity
source. The Council does have its own renewable electricity sources, which
are Solar Photovoltaic. The percentage of the Council's total electricity
use that is powered by these renewable electricity sources is 4.5%.

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If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.  Requests for internal reviews should
be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response
to your original request and should be addressed to the Monitoring
Officer, 1^st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. 
Alternatively, you can send an email to:
[2][email address]. 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right
under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt
with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.  The Information
Commissioner’s website is at [3]www.ico.org.uk and gives more information
about the role and duties of the Commissioner.  The ICO telephone helpline
on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday
to Friday.

Yours sincerely

John Shannon

Information Governance Team

Kirklees Council, Governance Service

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for
Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see
the [4]Kirklees Council privacy notice

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