Hello, 

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) 

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your enquiry of Monday 16^th
January 2023 in which you request the disclosure of information.

We can confirm that your enquiry will now be assigned to an officer who
will commence a search for the information you require, and they will
respond within 20 working days. Should we envisage any delays, or require
more details from you, we will contact you immediately.

If you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting ref: 4227457 (CS)

Information Governance Team

Legal, Governance & Registrars.

Lancashire County Council

[1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

[2][Lancashire County Council request email]

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Good morning,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your request for information, made under the provisions of the
above Act, please see below our response.

Request and 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.

The Council have a 100% green contract for its retained portfolio-these
are the buildings that the Authority is in direct control of.

 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?

Waste is treated by a third party. This process does generate energy but
it is not used across the Council portfolio.

 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.

LCC do not buy directly from a local renewable source though some of our
buildings have PV arrays. These systems are mainly on schools and
unfortunately is not recorded centrally but it would form a very small
amount of the overall consumption.

If you have any queries regarding any of the above, or you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the team quoting
reference number 4227457 (CS).

Yours sincerely

Information Access Officer

Information Governance Team

Lancashire County Council

W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

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