EXECUTIVE members agreed a plan to switch its energy provider to help its energy go greener and save money.
Originally due to be agreed at the autumn executive meeting in October, it was deferred until details of the government’s energy support schemes were revealed.
Introducing it, Cllr Sarah Kerr, the executive member for Climate Emergency and Resident Services, said the council was continuing to keep an eye on further government schemes as the current ones only run until the end of the financial year.
The switch to a energy framework provider from CCS to Laser means the council can benefit from REGO (Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin) contracts.
“They can offer some flexibility with how we purchase,” she explained, adding that they had a range of tariffs and variable pricing.
“More local authorities are moving over to Laser. It’s tried and tested, it’s going to make us greener and save us money in the long run.”
Cllr Imogen Shepherd-Dubey, executive member for finance, said: “This scheme allows to take advantage of economies of scale and buying energy in bulk. It ensures that more of the energy we use will come from renewable sources.”
She thanked the council’s contracts and energy teams for the work they had carried out on this.
