Dear Hannah Jewell

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-609009-Y9L9Z2

Thank you for your request for information received on 16/01/2023.

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Yours sincerely

Information Management Team
Strategy and Transformation Department
South Wing , Ground Floor

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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Environmental Information Regulations Request ENQ- 609009-Y9L9Z2
 
I refer to your request for information dated 16 January 2023.
 
You asked for:
 
        2 Reference request-937526-6c476a2e@whatdotheyknow             
 
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.
 
Our response:
 
Yes, our buildings and streetlighting electricity supplies have 100%
renewable green electricity but it is not supplied by Green Energy UK plc,
Good Energy Limited or Ecotricity. 
 
 
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?
 
Our response:
 
We do not currently generate and use any electricity generated from waste
 
 
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.
 
 
Our response:
 
We own and operate multiple small solar and wind electricity generating
installations across our estate.  These are all located inside Norfolk and
currently produce around 3-4% of our current annual electricity
requirement.  Whilst the total generation is small in comparison to the
usage, it still plays an important part in decarbonising our building
estate.  So much so that small scale renewable electricity generating
plant will likely play a big part of our decarbonisation plans and Net
Zero objectives for all of our owned and operated buildings over the next
few years.
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request, you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:
 
[1][Norfolk County Council request email]
or Information Compliance Team
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
 
An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "EIR Appeal".
 
If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeals procedure, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request
for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Regulations. 
Refer to the ICO Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on
how to report a concern.  Or you can write to them at:
 
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
 
Yours sincerely
 
Senior Information Compliance Officer 
Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and
Transformation 
Tel Dept: 01603 222661
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich 
  
 
 
 

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