Renewable Energy and Carbon Management Strategy for Cumbria County Council

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Cumbria County Council awarded a contract to Sustainable Energy Ltd for the development of a Renewable Energy and Carbon Management Strategy.

The contract, valued at AUD 45,163, included the creation of a Corporate Estate Carbon Management Strategy and a Corporate Estate Delivery/Investment Plan.

It also involved identifying opportunities from the Council's Corporate and Surplus Estate for new renewable projects of scale, with outcomes such as carbon offset, income generation, and reuse of excess power/energy, including sale to strategic partners and the wider market.

Additionally, an options appraisal was conducted to identify an appropriate vehicle, such as an ESCO, to allow the Council to trade energy it generates and act as a provider of renewable infrastructure and/or funding to defined markets, including schools, other Local Authorities, and public sector partners, on a commercial basis to enable renewable projects and investment programmes.