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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

…). Despite energy efficiency improvements in recent years, our gas consumption still contributes a significant amount of our overall corporate emissions. Between 2019 and 2020 we completed an initial Re:fit phase 1 of 15 council buildings for a capital investment of £1,337,104. This Re:fit improved the energy efficiency of the buildings, with the aim of helping reduce consumption, cost and carbon…

… emissions. However, in addition to energy efficiency improvements we must look at changing our Strategy approval date: _/_/2021 Page 14 of 37 v.01 Review date: __ 2024 heating sources from gas to more renewable alternatives. In late 2020, work started on a Re:fit phase 2, in which we obtained £3.8million in grant funding from the BEIS Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. This allows…

… this is only a short-term solution. We will need to improve energy efficiency across our estate to reduce consumption in addition to generating our own electricity, to ensure that our electricity consumption is net zero. Strategy approval date: _/_/2021 Page 15 of 37 v.01 Review date: __ 2024 6.4. Scope 3: Transmission and distribution losses Transmission and distribution (T&D) losses…

… of water. This is measured with a 90% return to sewerage rate. Despite returning 10% less than we consume, water treatment is more emissions intensive than consumption, emitting 0.71 kgCO2e/m3 (DBEIS, 2020). Water supply and treatment emissions will be considered through the council’s energy efficiency improvement measures. 6.6. Scope 3: Business travel Staff and member business travel…

… to install ASHPs and GSHPs in council sites. Property Services / Alive West Norfolk 2021 £3.8m 1 2. Re:fit Part 2 Public Sector Decarbonisation Grant to improve the energy efficiency of council estates with high energy consumption. Property Services / Alive West Norfolk 2021 £3.8m 2 3. Establish a building retrofit programme, through a high level review of our buildings, to create grant…