Eden District Council
Key information
Scheme:
Phase 1 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
Technologies used:
LED lighting, Solar PV, Air source heat pump, Double glazing, Insulation, Building Energy Management System (BEMS)
Region:
North West
Client type:
Local authority
Estimated savings
£52,743
Total annual savings
£856k
Total grant value
126
Annual carbon savings tCO2e*
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Project overview
As part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, Eden District Council has been awarded £856,000 in government funding to reduce carbon emissions from its council building, Voreda House. It is estimated the technologies installed will reduce carbon emissions by 126 tonnes of CO2 annually.
The updates include:
- LED lighting
- Solar PV
- Air source heat pump (ASHP)
- • Double glazing
- Insulation
- Building management systems (BMS)
The grant will support the Council’s efforts to decarbonize energy sources in public buildings to achieve net zero carbon by 2030 for the whole district.
Eden District Council’s Carbon Management Plan
Eden District Council is working to achieve Net Zero for the whole district by 2030, two decades ahead of the UK’s pledge of reaching Net Zero by 2050.
The council has already started putting its plan in motion and will be purchasing 2 electric vans, installing ‘Plug and Go’ electric vehicle charging points in Penrith and across the district, engaging with the local community via parishes to share information on green energy, sustainable habits which can be adopted by residents, enhancing the local bio-diversity to protect wildlife and looking at ways to use natural features such as trees, hedgerows, flood plains and meanders to reduce the risk of flooding.
February 2022
*tonnes of Carbon Dioxide, calculated using Green Book emissions factors for electricity published by the government.
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