Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
Clacks Home Energy Advice Team established to support all residents in Home Energy Efficiency Programme Schemes to help raise energy efficiency awareness and to tackle fuel poverty. Our Home Energy Advice Team provide training for staff and external agencies on home energy efficiency and link with Home Energy Scotland to deliver presentations on saving water, food waste and renewables to reduce emissions and alleviate fuel poverty. Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Forum – Clacks has established a local forum to share good practice amongst local stakeholders and to improve partnership working with energy providers and national energy advice services. This work has helped householders who are in fuel poverty, increased uptake in EES ABS schemes and joint working on Scottish Government initiatives to help tackle climate change and carbon reduction.
As part of the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, Scotland's International Envronment Centre (SIEC) will be located in Alloa, putting Clackmannanshire at the heart of global climate conversation. Further information on recent progress can be found here https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/press/?release=4443
Carbon savings from this project are unknown, but there was increased use of pool vehicles to reduce grey fleet miles.
Fleet fuel use reduced through fuel efficient driver training for all drivers; and replacement vehicles having the latest engine specification, e.g. stop/start management to limit vehcile idling and ECU programmed to limit acceleration.
The impact of this project on the building's gas consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
The impact of this project on the building's gas consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
The impact of this project on the building's electricity consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
The impact of this project on the building's gas consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
The impact of this project on the building's gas consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
The impact of this project on the buildings' electricity consumption has not been estimated, so we are unable to estimate emissions savings
Clackmannanshire Council's Carbon Management Plan and project recording procedure is currently being revised, so we are only able to list our top five projects here. We intend to have better systems in place for reporting on 2015/16
Data taken from the Street Lighting Replacement Programme Paper Report to Council on the 13th October 2016 and the reduction in Electricity usage highlighted in the Un–Metered Supply Certificates from Scottish Power held by Roads Dept.
Upgrade/Dimming of Street lights to 75% luminance between midnight and 6.00 a.m Data taken from Street Lighting report to Council 13th Oct. 2016
Upgrade/Dimming of Street lights to 75% luminance . Data taken from Street Lighting report to Council 13th Oct. 2016 The savings reflect £80,000 in lighting savings and £30,000 in maintenance costs (Total £110,000)
As at 1 May 2019, around 92% of the Council’s lantern stock (around 8500 units) had been changed over to modern LED equivalents with ongoing works to convert the vast majority of the remaining lanterns over the next 2 - 3 years. This will include completion of the Main Route Lantern Conversion Programme (due for completion by 2022), and small discrete capital schemes. The design life of the LED lanterns is guaranteed by the supplier for 12 years - minimising maintenance and repairs and increasing savings in costs and electricity consumption. Clacks have now appointed an MPAN Administrator who takes care of the Half Hourly billing of our Street Lighting electrical consumption. This will allow more accurate consumption and costs calculations for the future. Sign lighting upgrades are planned for future years capital programmes as the new guidance allows the removal of unnecessary sign lights and the upgrading of existing sodium lanterns to LED - again achieving savings in consumption and maintenance costs.