Including 5 closely related terms such as energy use, energy saving, and sustainable energy.
… Savings (Energy monitoring) 6 SEPuBu (Sustainable Energy for Public Buildings) 7 LED Street Lighting Programme - Highways 11 Renewable Energy (County Performance) 12 Solar Photovoltaics (PV) – Shropshire Council Properties Only 12 Sustainable Transport and Active Travel 13 Resource Managment 15 Recycling (DMR) and Re-use (Warp-it) Improvement Strategy 18 Warp-it 19 Shropshire…
… Monitoring Shropshire Council began its Carbon Management Programme in 2010 and has been implementing energy saving measures since the early 2000s. Reporting obligations were done in conjunction with the CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitments) Energy Efficiency Scheme and Carbon Trust recommendations. These drivers established a protocol for actively monitoring energy, water and the measuring…
… resulting carbon emissions. This works well and is done consistently using Energy monitoring software. Tables 1, 2, below show total consumption across corporate buildings. Appendix B details the assumptions used. Financial years at four-year interval: 2012 and 2016. Table 1 2012/13 Building Consumption and Running Costs (all sites) FY2012/13 (kWh) Cost (£) kgCO2e Electric 31,651,907…
… energy use is associated with sites with A to D ratings and 30% in buildings performing worse than typical (E to G). Dramatic improvements in energy performance are possible through a combination of operational improvements and up to date building retrofit methods. Comparing the 16/17 and 12/13 datasets, implied savings are due to a vigilant, rigorous energy and water monitoring programme…
… (Table 3). Table 3 Savings by Fuel and Revenue Type over a 4-year period Savings 2012-2017 kWh £ Electric 580,122 -£24,134 * Gas 4,791,265 £555,240.80 Oil 3,192,327 £294,233.63 Water 57,744 (m3) £132,967.49 Total 8,621,458 £958,308 *Energy saving made but cost went up due to tariff/commodity increases (£/kWh). Total Energy GWh Cost (£) kgCO2e FY2012/13 73…