Information request
Our reference: 2278766
Your reference: [FOI #1005107 email]

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Dear Rebecca Brown
 
Thank you for your correspondence which was received on 17th July 2023
requesting the following information:
I would be grateful if you could assist my research into the relationship
between Local Education Authorities (LEAs) and schools in terms of energy
procurement and decarbonisation. The below information may be held by a
department responsible for energy/sustainability.

Structure of information - If possible, could the information supplied be
submitted in excel format, with the Question answer in the cell below the
Question number.

E.g. Cell A1 would contain '1' and Cell A2 would contain the answer, Cell
B1 would contain '2' and Cell B2 would contain the answer. (Example below)

__¦_________A______________________B_________
1 ¦_________ 1____________¦ _________ 2_________
2 ¦ Answer to question 1____ ¦Answer to question 2___

Questions:-

1. How many Maintained schools are in your LEA area?
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Energy Procurement
How do you support schools in your area with procuring energy? In
particular for Maintained Schools, do you: -
2. Allow schools to be part of your own corporate energy contracts (Y/N)
3. Manage school energy procurement in bulk, outside of your own corporate
contract (Y/N)
4. Advise or recommend 3rd party frameworks or brokers (Y/N)
a. If so, which 3rd parties or frameworks(s)?
b. If the 3rd party is a broker what process was undertaken to appoint or
recommend them?
5. Leave schools free to make their own choices about energy procurement
(Y/N)
6. How do you support non-maintained schools such as Academies?

7. Any other Comments
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Energy Saving and Decarbonisation

How do you assist schools in your area with Energy efficiency and Carbon
Reduction? In particular for maintained schools, do you: -
8. Include schools within your organisational carbon reduction or net zero
targets? (Y/N)
9. Consider schools as a part of your Corporate Estate and plan actions at
schools alongside (say) civic offices? (Y/N)
10. Offer a free service open to all maintained schools to help them
reduce energy use and move towards net zero carbon? (Y/N)
11. Offer a chargeable service open to maintained schools to help them
reduce energy use and move towards net zero carbon? (Y/N)
12. Provide an energy monitoring service to schools? (Y/N)
13. Provide (only) ad-hoc carbon and energy saving advice and support when
opportunities arise? (Y/N)
14. We do not provide energy or carbon saving support to maintained
schools (T/F)
15. How do you support non-maintained schools such as Academies with
Energy and Carbon Reduction?

16. Any other comments?
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Regarding rooftop solar panels in, how do you support Maintained schools
in your area? In particular, do you: -
17. Provide a LEA operated scheme or service to install widespread solar
panels? (Y/N)
18. Support schools utilising 3rd party solar schemes which fund solar
panels (such as rent a roof or PPA)? (Y/N)
a. If so, which 3rd party schemes have you supported?
19. Leave schools to develop their own plans and funding for rooftop solar
panels? (Y/N)
20. What proportion (or how many) of Maintained schools in your area have
solar panels already installed?

21. Any other comments?

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Information request
Our reference: 2278766
Your reference: [FOI #1005107 email]

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Dear Rebecca Brown
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 17th July 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 

Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
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