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North Northamptonshire Council

… of the Council are former land fill sites, electricity, and gas. These calculations have been based on utility use across the Council property estate, street lighting and signage, fuel consumed by fleet operated by the Council, business travel and emissions from closed landfill sites. Areas that are outside of the scope of this calculation include: • Academies and the school estate where the school pays…

…, where technological advancements make this possible. • Set up an ongoing programme of energy reduction projects across our estate, like insulation, lighting, boiler replacements, renewables etc. • Install SMART meters in council controlled buildings for water supplies. • Access grant funding to invest in estate decarbonisation, such as the Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund…

… reduction plan in council owned buildings. We will measure our success by calculating how much electricity and gas is used each year. A plan to be carbon neutral by 2030 Carbon Management Plan 2022 16 Within North Northamptonshire, we are fortunate with the range and number of leisure facilities at our disposal, however they represent a large proportion of the Council’s carbon…

… are no different. Leisure centres have a unique carbon footprint when compared to other council properties, especially those with swimming pools. Pools take a lot of energy to run, and with long opening hours, the cost of energy for facilities like this is intense. The current economic climate means local authorities are spending more and more to keep such facilities open. Our Carbon Management Plan…

… of its own energy, in order to meet this aim. More specifically, we will be supporting and finding energy systems for key services of the Council, and the Council’s supply chain. This would include employing renewable energy sources in our estate, as detailed in the buildings section of the plan, or large-scale renewable energy sites. This strategy would allow the Council to offset a large…