Northamptonshire County Council: Energy & Carbon

Management

Presented by Darren Perry10 October 2012

Consultancy Services

– Budget (Team of 1 ???, Surplus...)– CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - carbon monitoring and reporting– Energy contracts – electricity 7% down and gas 1.5% up– Low Carbon Mission – Northampton Borough Council– Warm Front bids– ‘Keeping it local’ university Hefce sustainability project [SEED]– European Projects - ZECOs– Forensic Audit of Electricity, Gas and Water– Potential new contracts – Business sector... ‘BLUE DEAL’, services etc

EDT: Existing Budget Reduction Summary Energy & Carbon Management = £650k Cut SERVICE TRANSFORMATION 2012-13 2013-14 2014-

152015-16

Efficiencies

CRC Carbon Tax Reduction (non schools) £50k £5k

EU Funding contribution for staff £10k -£10k

Income

Service Level Agreements £20k £5k £10k £100k

Energy supply contract management fee £100k £100k

Energy Efficiency Projects – management fees £50k £10k £30k

Renewable Energy Generation – feed in tariffs £10k £5k

Forensic Audit £40k £55k £10k £50k

TOTAL £280k £70k £ 30k £270k

Schools Carbon Trading

• Started in a school designed by pupils• Schools constitute 60% of all NCC CO2 emissions; a

standard scenario for County Councils• Project now entered third year – new trading

website being established. Updating materials and resources for schools, including a board game.– New School Business Manager– New Resource Education Officer

Infrastructure

– CMT paper – next week !!!!– European Funding and Finance– Business Case development– New Structures– External Focus

Failures... Or successes!!!

– Tea Bags– Electric Mini Bus– Upsetting people...– Team Changes (turnaround)– Developing contractors– Success builds more pressure (budget cuts,

resources, skills and TIME)