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Essex County Council

… its estate and has just reached 1,200,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy generated. The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex now has what is believed to be the largest array of solar panels currently in the NHS. ECC also remains conscious of using energy efficient streetlighting, with 36,681 LED streetlamps now installed across the county. Solar Farm, Birch, Colchester 15…

… of Littlebury has produced an initial Community Energy Plan to prepare them for CommuniPower. Next steps for the Littlebury Energy Project include individual zero carbon initiatives and projects for some groups of properties. The village is working with partners to seek industry funding to become a leading pilot for CommuniHeat, developing and implementing a detailed energy transition plan…

…://wre.org.uk/projects/the-regional-plan/ 2. Energy Energy provides heat and electricity for our homes, places of work and powers our transport. However, a long-standing reliance on fossil fuels (e.g. coal, gas and oil) means that in 2020 energy generation was responsible for 21 per cent of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions (ONS). Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require a huge change…

… in the way that our energy is produced and distributed, including much more localised energy generation, and far greater focus on energy efficiency, so we are not wasting our energy and our money. The Essex Climate Action Commission recommended a substantial increase in renewable energy generation capacity, to provide power and heat to homes, places of work and for electric vehicles. Case Study…

… agriculture, wildlife and create new public green space, as well as supplying clean electricity. Supporting the transition to low carbon energy, organisations across Essex are increasingly committing to using a renewable energy supply. For example, University of Essex and ECC both contract electricity supplies from 100 per cent renewable energy suppliers. Anglia Ruskin University is committed…