Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Uttlesford District Council as part of a batch sent to 181 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Uttlesford District 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
Dear Hannah Jewell
Thank you for your request for information which Uttlesford District Council received on 16 January 2023. Your request has been allocated the Councils reference of 23-022.
Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations and will be answered within 20 working days. In the event that your request is considered complex you may be advised at an early stage in the process that an extension of the normal 20 day timeline will be necessary and the reasons for any extension will be explained to you.
Your request will now be forwarded to the Service Area best placed to supply an appropriate response to your request for information and you should expect to receive your response by 13 February 2023 unless you are advised otherwise.
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Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices
London Road
Saffron Walden
Essex CB11 4ER
T: 01799 510510
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Dear Uttlesford District Council,
Thank you for taking the time to look at the FOI/EIR request I have submitted.
This is a polite reminder that the legal deadline by which you needed to respond to the FOI/EIR request was 13th February 2023, which has now passed.
I would be very grateful if you could ensure that you respond to this request as soon as you can.
All the best,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Sirs,
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in responding, I will contact the department responsible in providing you with a reply and will hasten a response.
Thank you for getting in touch.
FOI/EIR Team
Uttlesford District Council
Telephone: 01799 510 361
Email: [email address]
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