Climate change action plan 2021-23

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Power reduction and efficiency As with the priority action area covering heat, the key to maximising the benefits of energy efficiency are to reduce the total amount required prior to emphasising generation of our own energy. A few simple technologies exist to be able to support the reduction of energy demand. LED lights have long been a cornerstone of energy efficiency measures, but they have not been delivered in all technologically appropriate settings across the council estate. Local Services have delivered a wide roll out of LED lighting across the street lighting portfolio, however our property estate still has properties requiring installation. Northumberland County Council will undertake an evaluation of the whole estate, including maintained schools, and roll out LED lighting across the entire estate by 2023. Where possible and appropriate, passive infra-red (PIR) sensors will be installed at the same time as LEDs to ensure that power is only used when it is required. Another significant power use is electronic appliances, both white goods and IT equipment. Northumberland County Council will only purchase energy A+ rated and above appliances, unless extenuating circumstances make alternatives a better investment option. Where possible settings will be put in place to turn off equipment when not in use to minimise “standby use”. Through our partnerships and engagement strand, we will work with local communities and businesses to develop plans to reduce power usage in homes and businesses across the county. Whilst the measures above can be adopted to reduce demand for power, it is anticipated that demand for power will nevertheless increase over time as transport and heat become more reliant on electricity. Energy Generation While energy efficiency and minimisation of energy usage is critical it can only go so far in reducing our emissions. There will always be a requirement for power to enable Northumberland County Council’s operation. It is expected that as we electrify our fleet vehicles and our property’s heat our electricity demand will increase over time. To offset these emissions, it is critical that we increase the renewable energy generation across the county and build on the existing assets we have to maximise the carbon reductions. 46 Climate Change Action Plan 2021-23
Solar PV The most common example and most widely distributed energy generation asset is roof mounted solar PV. Northumberland County Council has made significant investment into this technology over the last 10 years and now boasts an estate of 3,510kWp. This figure includes domestic properties within Northumberland County Council’s housing estate. Within Northumberland County Council’s commercial solar PV estate 738MWhs of electricity were generated in 2019/20 financial year. Based on our current pipeline of projects, we expect 2,485MWhs to be generated by the PV estate by 2022/23 financial year (greater than a 3-fold increase). There are ongoing works to determine the scale of possible implementation for solar PV, additional roof mounted is certainly possible across the council’s estate however the pilot solar car port project being undertaken at County Hall may provide a blueprint for far reaching implementation. Northumberland County Council will continue to make investment into roof mounted solar PV where it provides a carbon saving and a net nil cost over the life of the asset. Figure 19 - cross section of solar car part design with EV charger With the support of ERDF funding, Northumberland County Council is currently designing and installing a solar car port at our County Hall building. The solar car port will provide power to both the building and to electric vehicle charge points being installed underneath as shown in Figure 19. The installation at County Hall will present an opportunity to test the technology with a view to wide scale roll out across the county over the 2021-23 period. This technology will be applied best where there are large energy users who can use any excess power that is not being used to charge vehicles. Leisure centres are a prime example and the council’s intention is to consider Climate Change Action Plan 2021-23 47
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Page 3 and 4: GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AONB ASHP
Page 5 and 6: As a Council, we will continue to l
Page 7 and 8: Fundamental to the delivery of this
Page 9 and 10: Priority Action Area 3 - Heating Ex
Page 11 and 12: Positive emissions can be broken do
Page 13 and 14: COUNCIL CABINET SCRUTINY CLIMATE CH
Page 15 and 16: The priority action areas and assoc
Page 17 and 18: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 1 - COUNCIL PO
Page 19 and 20: The training course will educate st
Page 21 and 22: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 2 - ENGAGEMENT
Page 23 and 24: Carbon Footprint campaign An ongoin
Page 25 and 26: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 3 - HEATING EX
Page 27 and 28: District heat networks In urbanised
Page 29 and 30: Figure 10 - location and properties
Page 31 and 32: Blyth and Cramlington District Heat
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Page 35 and 36: Transport Emissions in Northumberla
Page 37 and 38: Active Travel ‘Our Way’, Northu
Page 39 and 40: Northumberland Line The Northumberl
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Page 43 and 44: engines on items such as strimmers,
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Page 51 and 52: Northumberland Local Plan As previo
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Page 57 and 58: SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECTS The fol
Page 59 and 60: Transport Project Timescale Budget
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Page 63 and 64: The investment required in realisin
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