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Subject: Electricity Generation Assets

Reference: LBR-FOI-00738

In order to assist my research into Local Authorities who generate and export electricity from their own energy assets I would be grateful if you could answer the following questions. I am particularly looking at grid connected assets for example solar farms, wind turbines and waste to energy plants, rather than rooftop solar installations which mostly supply electricity to the building they occupy. I'd be grateful if you could answer the following questions: -

1) Do you own or operate electricity generation assets which export to the grid?

2) If so, what technologies? And are they 'co-located'? E.g., a solar farm with a battery.

3) How much electricity (in kWh) would you expect to be exported, per asset, per year?

4) When were the assets commissioned?

5) What is the current contractual arrangement to sell the power, to whom is it sold and what is the contract end date?

6) Does your local authority have any plans in place to acquire, build or invest in electricity generation assets in the future?

Response

Full Disclosure - 2 March 2023

1) Do you own or operate electricity generation assets which export to the grid? No, the Councils do not own or operate electricity generation assets which export to the grid.

2) If so, what technologies? And are they 'co-located'? E.g., a solar farm with a battery. - Not applicable

3) How much electricity (in kWh) would you expect to be exported, per asset, per year? Not applicable

4) When were the assets commissioned? Not applicable

5) What is the current contractual arrangement to sell the power, to whom is it sold and what is the contract end date? Not applicable

6) Does your local authority have any plans in place to acquire, build or invest in electricity generation assets in the future? Yes, the Councils are currently looking into PPA agreement.

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.