Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

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Dear Derbyshire County 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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CST Access 2 Info (Corporate Services and Transformation), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

I refer to your request for information received on 16 January 2023.

 

Your request for information will be considered under the provisions of
Freedom of Information Act 2000, if your request also relates to
Environmental Information e.g. information about the environment or land
development your request will then be considered under the  Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. In accordance with the legislation, the
deadline for responding is usually 20 working days from the receipt of the
request, this being the 13 February 2023. However, we shall endeavour to
deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Access to Information Team

Corporate Services & Transformation

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG       

 

 

 

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Dear Hannah Jewell,

Please see response to your request.

Kind regards Justin

 

Justin Hird Legal Assistant | Legal and Democratic Services | Corporate
Services and Transformation Derbyshire County Council | County Hall,
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG | 
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in advance for your co-operation.

 

 

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