Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

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Climate Emergency UK

Dear North Somerset 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

North Somerset Council

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Our reference: 4219868

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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request regarding 'Council electricity tariffs and
renewable electricity generation', made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
 
Your request has been allocated reference 4219868 and we will respond by
the 20th working day, which is on 10 February 2023.  Please quote this
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Many thanks
 
Adam Heath
Information Governance Officer
North Somerset Council
Information Governance
Tel: 01934 634609
Email: [email address]
Web: [1]www.n-somerset.gov.uk

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Information request
Our reference: 4219868

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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 16 January 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Many thanks
 
Adam Heath
Information Governance Officer
North Somerset Council
Information Governance
Tel: 01934 634609
Email: [email address]
Web: [1]www.n-somerset.gov.uk
 

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