Internal Reference Number: FOI_8703
Date Request Received: 09/06/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/06/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Solar Energy Usage and Future Plans
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding your current and planned usage of solar energy across your estate. Please could you provide responses to the following questions: Governance & Responsibility o Do you have a dedicated person or team responsible for solar energy investment and/or sustainability energy initiatives within your organisation? o If so, please provide their role/title (personal names are not required). | |
| Answer To Question 1: The Estates department, Deputy Head of Estates | |
| Question Number 2: Current Solar Deployment o How many solar panel installations (PV systems) do you currently operate across your estate? o What is the total installed capacity of these systems (in kWp)? o What proportion of your organisation’s energy usage is currently provided by solar generation? | |
| Answer To Question 2: 8 Arrays 914.09 KWP 2.48% of site energy use was generated in 2024-2025 in the first year of generation, but this did not make up a full year of generation, it is anticipated the current installations will make us around 10% of the site energy load as off its current use. | |
| Question Number 3: Investment & Strategy o Does your organisation have a documented investment strategy for expanding the use of solar panels or increasing on-site renewable energy generation? o If so, please provide a copy of or link to the relevant strategy or plan (or summarise key points if not published). | |
| Answer To Question 3: No decarbonisation plan developed as yet. | |
| Question Number 4: Solar and Net Zero Commitments o Does solar energy form part of your organisation’s Net Zero / Carbon Reduction Strategy? o If yes, how is progress against this strategy communicated to the public (e.g. via website, reports, dashboards, etc.)? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Solar is within our greenplan document which is available to the public via the Trust website. | |
| Question Number 5: Future Plans o Are there any planned solar panel projects or expansions within the next 3 years? If yes, please provide high-level details (e.g. number of sites, scale of deployment, approximate timescales). o Have you conducted any feasibility studies on increasing solar capacity in the past 3 years? If so, can these be shared? | |
| Answer To Question 5: The Trust are currently undertaking the installation of a further 250,000 KWp of solar arrays on site, no further figures are available. No feasibility of future solar development is available. | |
| Question Number 6: Procurement & Partnerships o Does your organisation currently use any third-party companies or frameworks to deliver solar energy solutions or manage installations? If yes, which ones? o Are there any upcoming procurement exercises planned relating to solar energy or wider renewable energy solutions? | |
| Answer To Question 6: Framework: Carbon and Energy Fund Contractor: Asset Plus No procurement planned currently | |
| Question Number 7: Battery Storage o Do you currently use battery storage alongside your solar panels? o Are there plans to invest in battery storage in future? | |
| Answer To Question 7: No battery storage No plans for battery storage at this stage | |
| Question Number 8: Funding o Has your organisation accessed or applied for any external funding to support solar energy projects (e.g. SALIX, Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, LEP funding)? | |
| Answer To Question 8: Salix funding for historic installations | |
| Question Number 9: Barriers o What are the main barriers your organisation faces to further adoption of solar energy (e.g. funding, planning restrictions, roof suitability, internal resource)? | |
| Answer To Question 9: Funding and available suitable roof space | |
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