Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

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Climate Emergency UK
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Dear Torbay 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

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FOI/EIR
Our reference: 9131929
Your reference: [FOI #936738 email]

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Dear Emergency UK
 
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 16 January
2023.
 
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Dear Emergency UK
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 16 January 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Greer 
Information Access Officer
Information Governance

 
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