Energy Procurement and Decarbonisation

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Dear Leicester City Council,

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 please 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/
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. How do you support non-maintained schools such as Academies?
6. Any other Comments
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Energy savings and Decarbonisation:
How do you support schools in your area with procuring energy? In particular for Maintained Schools, do you: -

7. Include schools within your organisational carbon reduction or net zero targets? (Y/N)
8. Consider schools as a part of your Corporate Estate and plan actions at schools alongside (say) civic offices? (Y/N)
9. Offer a free service open to all maintained schools to help them reduce energy use and move towards net zero carbon? (Y/N)
10. Offer a chargeable service open to maintained schools to help them reduce energy use and move towards net zero carbon? (Y/N)
11. Provide an energy monitoring service to schools? (Y/N)
12. We do not provide energy or carbon saving support to maintained schools (T/F)
13. How do you support non-maintained schools such as Academies with Energy and Carbon Reduction?
14. Any other comments?
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Solar PV Panels:
Regarding rooftop solar panels in, how do you support Maintained schools in your area? In particular, do you: -

15. Provide a LEA operated scheme or service to install widespread solar panels? (Y/N)
16. 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?
17. Leave schools to develop their own plans and funding for rooftop solar panels? (Y/N)
18. Approximately what percentage (or how many) of Maintained schools in your area have solar panels already installed?
19. Any other comments?
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LED Lighting
Regarding LED lighting installations, how do you support Maintained schools in your area? In particular, do you: -

20. Provide a LEA operated scheme or service to install LED lighting? (Y/N)
21. Support schools utilising 3rd party LED installation providers? (Y/N)
a. If so, which 3rd parties do you support?
22. Leave schools to develop their own plans and funding for LED lighting? (Y/N)
23. Approximately what percentage (or how many) of Maintained schools in your area have LED lighting already installed?
24. Any other comments?

Many thanks, Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Brown.

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Website:                        [1]www.leicester.gov.uk  

E-mail:                            [2][Leicester City Council request email]    

Our Ref:                          FOI 28177

Date:                               Friday 15^th September 2023

 

Rebecca Brown

[3][FOI #1027462 email]

 

Dear Ms Brown,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your email of Friday 15^th September 2023 requesting
information about Energy Procurement and Decarbonisation.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days. 

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk,

Leicester City Council,

City Hall, 115 Charles Street,

Leicester. LE1 1FZ

 

Tel: 0116 454 1300

 

 

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Please find attached the response to your recent request for information.

 

Kind regards

 

Information Governance & Risk,

Leicester City Council,

City Hall, 115 Charles Street,

Leicester. LE1 1FZ

 

Tel: 0116 454 130