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Dorset Council

… Green Homes Grants in this round of funding to install over 330 energy measures including insulation, ventilation, and solar panels. A very strong pipeline of ongoing projects is being processed. Improve energy efficiency of rented accommodation • Dorset Council awarded £98,000 of Government funding, to improve the most poorly insulated rented homes in Dorset. • All landlords owning F or G…

… Carbon Dorset programme, LEP and Net west Bank, to install 5MW solar farm and electrolyser to produce green hydrogen (above) • Low Carbon Dorset Programme supporting organisations to deploy renewable energy technologies – 11.9MW. To include solar PV, heat pumps, biomass and green hydrogen. • An officer working group is exploring what can be done under existing planning policy framework…

… to decarbonise the council’s own estate, responsible for around a third of the council’s whole emissions. A further update on our carbon footprint will be available in Autumn 2022. Key progress and next steps Building retro fit • Secured £19m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) fund to support a retrofit programme - heating control upgrades, solar PV installations, LED lighting…

… upgrades, electricity infrastructure strengthening and heat pumps - all for installation by end June 2022. To include: • Over 40 roof mounted solar PV arrays tendered, designed, and installed, with an additional 50 due for installation before end of June 22 • Analysis of suitable properties for Building Management System (BMS) expansion completed - identifying 14 additional sites across estate…

… within ICT function value for money consideration, and ICT operations balanced performance scorecard Supporting decarbonisation of schools • Large number of solar PV installations in schools planned and to be delivered through Salix PSDS as per above. • Decarbonisation plans produced for off gas grid schools • Significant engagement with schools via Salix PSDS programme and council's Energy…