Council solar energy data

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Dear London Borough of Havering,

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If any information is unavailable, exempt, or beyond time/cost limits, please disregard these and provide the rest.

1. Are you on a green/renewable energy tariff for gas and electricity supplies? Please answer individually for both.

2. Do you have any renewable energy installations at council-owned properties (both residential and commercial council-owned properties)?

If yes, please list them and include their maximum capacity. Options might include:

- Solar panels
- Solar thermal panels
- Wind turbines
- Air source heat pump
- Ground source heat pump
- Biomass systems
- Hydroelectric systems
- Other (please specify)

3. What percentage of commercial council-owned properties have solar panels installed as of 2024 (if this year of data is unavailable, please provide the percentage of commercial council-owned properties that have solar panels installed as of 2023)?

4. What percentage of residential council-owned properties have solar panels installed as of 2024 (if this year of data is unavailable, please provide the percentage of residential council-owned properties that have solar panels installed as of 2023)?

5. What percentage of council-owned properties (both residential and commercial council-owned properties) are powered 100% by sustainable energy as of 2024 (if this year of data is unavailable, please provide the percentage of council-owned properties that are powered 100% by sustainable energy as of 2023)?

6. Do you have any fully electric vehicles in your fleet for staff use (excluding hybrids)? If yes, how many?

7. Do you currently employ a staff member whose primary responsibility is overseeing the implementation of sustainability strategies, such as a “Sustainability Officer”?

8. What eco-friendly initiatives are implemented across your council-owned properties for your staff members to take part in? These could include green transport solutions (e.g. bike schemes), recycling programs, etc. Please describe them.

9. What were the estimated annual savings on energy bills from using renewable energy sources for the 2023 calendar year in GBP?

10. How much energy was sold back to the National Grid annually from your renewable installations for the 2023 calendar year in kWh and GBP?

Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dixon

London Borough of Havering

 

 

 
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Subject: Council solar energy data

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London Borough of Havering

Dear Jamie Dixon

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
We have carefully considered your request, and we are providing the
following response: 

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┌───────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Information│  │
│request │ │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Question 1 │ Are you on a green/renewable energy tariff for gas and │
│ │electricity supplies? Please answer individually for both. │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │We do not use green energy tariff for Electric & Gas. │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Question 2 │ Do you have any renewable energy installations at │
│ │council-owned properties (both residential and commercial │
│ │council-owned properties)? If yes, please list them and │
│ │include their maximum capacity. Options might include: - │
│ │Solar panels - Solar thermal panels - Wind turbines - Air │
│ │source heat pump - Ground source heat pump - Biomass systems│
│ │- Hydroelectric systems - Other (please specify)  │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │We have 7 corporate sites with solar PV. │
│ │ │
│ │We don’t deal with Housing and do not hold information │
│ │ │
│ │  │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │What percentage of commercial council-owned properties have │
│ │solar panels installed as of 2024 (if this year of data is │
│Question 3 │unavailable, please provide the percentage of commercial │
│ │council-owned properties that have solar panels installed as│
│ │of 2023)? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │Approximately 20% Solar panels installed in corporate │
│ │buildings │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │What percentage of residential council-owned properties have│
│ │solar panels installed as of 2024 (if this year of data is │
│Question 4 │unavailable, please provide the percentage of residential │
│ │council-owned properties that have solar panels installed as│
│ │of 2023)? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │We don’t deal with Housing and do not hold information. │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │What percentage of council-owned properties (both │
│ │residential and commercial council-owned properties) are │
│Question 5 │powered 100% by sustainable energy as of 2024 (if this year │
│ │of data is unavailable, please provide the percentage of │
│ │council-owned properties that are powered 100% by │
│ │sustainable energy as of 2023)? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │  │
│ │ │
│ │None of the Corporate Buildings is powered 100% by │
│Response │sustainable energy as of 2023. │
│ │ │
│ │We don’t deal with Housing and do not hold information │
│ │ │
│ │  │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Question 6 │Do you have any fully electric vehicles in your fleet for │
│ │staff use (excluding hybrids)? If yes, how many? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │We don’t deal with Transport and do not hold information │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │Do you currently employ a staff member whose primary │
│Question 7 │responsibility is overseeing the implementation of │
│ │sustainability strategies, such as a “Sustainability │
│ │Officer”? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │ No │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │What eco-friendly initiatives are implemented across your │
│Question 8 │council-owned properties for your staff members to take part│
│ │in? These could include green transport solutions (e.g. bike│
│ │schemes), recycling programs, etc. Please describe them. │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │  │
│ │ │
│ │One of our staff benefits is the Cycle to Work Scheme, open │
│ │to all staff. Details are available on the Cycle Solutions │
│ │website: [1]https://www.cyclesolutions.info/havering. │
│Response │ │
│ │All corporate building offices are provided with recycling │
│ │bins with orange sacks.  They are emptied every other day by│
│ │the cleaning team and put into the big recycling bins for │
│ │collection │
│ │ │
│ │  │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │What were the estimated annual savings on energy bills from │
│Question 9 │using renewable energy sources for the 2023 calendar year in│
│ │GBP? │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response │ Estimated £73,814 │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │How much energy was sold back to the National Grid annually │
│Question 10│from your renewable installations for the 2023 calendar year│
│ │in kWh and GBP?  │
├───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │The Solar PV systems currently installed in corporate │
│Response │Buildings are not sized to provide Export back to the grid │
│ │ │
│ │Export meters are not fitted. │
└───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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