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…. In tandem with the worsening economic position, the Council has seen the rise in importance of energy and climate change in the Council’s operation. The green agenda is now touching almost every area of Council’s functions but is also offering considerable opportunity for those authorities capable of reacting sufficiently quickly. Warrington Council has been involved in the green agenda for some…
… looking focus. The latter is the work with partners across the town and region to deliver this goal through strategies and plans. The inward looking focus is to make all Council property carbon neutral by 2030 and across all services. This Energy Strategy covers a large part of the work required to meet those pledges. The Council has identified six key areas as part of these goals…
…: Reducing fuel poverty; Reducing greenhouse gas emissions; Improving security of energy supply; Creating regeneration and economic growth; Achieving sustainability in all the Council’s operations; Generating income to fund the investments. The intention is to achieve social, economic and financial benefits in the delivery of this Energy Strategy. The following outcomes…
…. Despite there being three different parts to the energy agenda, very few local authorities have ventured past the generation option. Many have renewable energy schemes of one type or another, but very few have projects which provide distribution and there are just two ESCO supply companies in Nottingham and Bristol City Councils. If an authority wants to maximise the opportunities, it has to aspire…
… farms in York and Hull. These are illustrated below. Golden Gates Housing Trust Its first work was in partnership with Golden Gates Housing Trust (now Torus), where over 2,000 former Council houses were fitted with solar PV installations and electricity supplied to tenants. The scheme generates 4,127 MWh of electricity per annum, saving tenants over £540,000 and reducing CO2 emissions…