Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

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Climate Emergency UK

Dear Lambeth Borough Council,

Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.

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:

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.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK

Lambeth Council, Lambeth Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: IRN15472421

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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 16 January
2023.
 
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London Borough of Lambeth
 
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Dear Sir / Madam
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 16 January 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
FOI Team 
London Borough of Lambeth
 
 
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Lambeth - a Co-operative Council
 
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Lambeth Council reserves the right to monitor, record and retain any
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