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Derbyshire County Council

… emissions from heating buildings to less than 700tCO2e by 2032. Energy use across the corporate estate reduced by 11% between 2022-23 and 2023-24, the largest proportion of this reduction was from heating fuels (gas, oil and propane). Most of the emissions reductions have resulted from rationalisation of the corporate estate. The Council’s Asset Review process is identifying further buildings…

… behaviour change campaigns and analysing energy use data to identify anomalies, wastage and opportunities to reduce use. However, to achieve the target will require a significant investment in the decarbonisation of heating systems by switching from fossil fuels to cleaner renewable alternatives. Quadruple existing microgeneration of renewable energy on Derbyshire County Council’s estate…

… developments to energy and ventilation efficiency requirements within Building Regulations (updated in June 2022). This includes the requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 27% relative to 2013 standards and sets higher standards for thermal efficiency, lighting, heating controls, air tightness and flow temperatures. The impacts of this change will be felt slowly as projects with prior planning…

… net zero by 2032, or sooner, will not be possible without investment in renewable energy generation and decarbonisation of heat through building fabric improvements and the replacement of gas boilers with heat pumps. The Council’s current budget constraints mean that the ability to invest in such projects is uncertain and demonstrates a heavy reliance on the availability, suitability…

… for the decarbonisation of heat in corporate buildings is through the PSDS, which is highly competitive, is only applicable where existing boilers are at end of life, and requires having robust feasibility studies and match funding in place. The Council is now able to measure the energy use for electric vehicle charging at corporate buildings. This is currently around 0.4% of total electricity use…