The Cabinet has considered a proposal for a change in strategy for the procurement of energy for the estates portfolio, including some schools, and the street lighting and other highway-based energy contracts and has:-
(1) Supported the approach of a flexible contract, working with STAR and e-energy and other local authority partners to try to obtain the best prices for energy from April 2023 and to delegated approval of these new contracts to the Deputy Chief Executive and the Director of Development and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources to approve and sign the new estate’s portfolio energy contracts and the Deputy Chief Executive and the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways, Parks and Leisure Services to approve and sign the street lighting and other highway energy-based contracts.
(2) Requested that officers continue to identify and implement cost effective energy efficient measures to reduce energy usage.