Local Authority Electricity Generation Assets
Dear Thanet District Council,
In order to assist my research into Local Authorities who generate and export electricity from their own energy assets I would be grateful if you could answer the following questions. I am particularly looking at grid connected assets for example solar farms, wind turbines and waste to energy plants, rather than rooftop solar installations which mostly supply electricity to the building they occupy. I’d be grateful if you could answer the following questions: -
1) Do you own or operate electricity generation assets which export to the grid?
2) If so, what technologies? And are they ‘co-located’? E.g., a solar farm with a battery.
3) How much electricity (in kWh) would you expect to be exported, per asset, per year?
4) When were the assets commissioned?
5) What is the current contractual arrangement to sell the power, to whom is it sold and what is the contract end date?
6) Does your local authority have any plans in place to acquire, build or invest in electricity generation assets in the future?
Many thanks,
Rebecca Brown
Receipt for EIR 6345
Dear Rebecca Brown,
Thank you for your information request dated 09/02/2023.
I can confirm that we have received your request and are now processing
it. Our reference number for your request is EIR 6345.
We will look to make a full disclosure of the information requested by
09/03/2023.
We will let you know if there are any issues processing your request and
if there will be any delays regarding collating the information you have
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Kind regards,
Information Governance Officer
Thanet District Council
Margate
CT9 1XZ
01843 577247
Dear Rebecca Brown,
Thank you for your information request dated 09/02/2023.
The response to your request is set out below/in the attached document.
Our response:
We confirm that we do not hold the information that you have requested.
We have been able to determine the following in relation to the main
council offices:
1) Do you own or operate electricity generation assets which
export to the grid?
Response: No.
2) If so, what technologies? And are they ‘co-located’? E.g., a
solar farm with a battery.
Response: Not applicable.
3) How much electricity (in kWh) would you expect to be
exported, per asset, per year?
Response: Not applicable.
4) When were the assets commissioned?
Response: Not applicable.
5) What is the current contractual arrangement to sell the
power, to whom is it sold and what is the contract end date?
Response: Not applicable.
6) Does your local authority have any plans in place to acquire,
build or invest in electricity generation assets in the future?
Response: Yes, please see our Net Zero Strategy 2022 for further
information:
[1]https://www.thanet.gov.uk/wp-content/upl...
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date of this response.
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Your request should be addressed to the Information Governance Manager,
Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1XZ or by
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the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9
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