Solar panels are to be installed on Surrey County Council buildings in a move that is set to save taxpayers £2 million. The council will place solar panels on the roofs of up to 25 buildings it owns across Surrey. Savings from smaller electricity bills and income from selling spare electricity to the National Grid […]
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has provided an update on its energy efficiency work, which is also adding significantly to its cost saving efforts (and hence reduced pressure on Council Tax). The main areas of savings, most of which can be followed by residents, are as follows: LED lighting We are one of the first […]
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Initiatives by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council to reduce its carbon emissions have led to savings of £80,000 over the last financial year (2009-10). The savings are result of improved energy management and reduced energy bills across the Council’s buildings and services between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010. The biggest savings came from […]
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As part of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s commitment to reduce energy consumption, new low emission energy saving lights are being installed at Clarendon Road car park this week. Contractors will replace the old fluorescent lighting tubes with new energy saving, efficient lights, which will also give out a whiter, brighter light than the old […]
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Ambitious plans by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council to cut its energy costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by a massive 30 per cent over five years were given the go-ahead by the Executive last Thursday (25 March 2010). The ‘Carbon Management Plan’, developed in partnership with the Carbon Trust, is a detailed action plan […]
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Heat seeking vehicles will be hitting the streets of Redhill, and across the Borough next week (week commencing 22nd February 2010) to help identify homes that could benefit from improved insulation. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is working in partnership with insulation company Energy Saving Partnership to help householders in the borough to save energy […]
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has signed up to the national ‘10:10‘ campaign, making a public commitment to try to reduce its carbon emissions by 10 per cent during 2010. The move forms part of the Council’s ambitious longer-term plans to achieve a much larger reduction of 30 per cent across its activities by March […]
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A local campaign to drive down water consumption and energy use was launched in Redhill on Friday 12th February. The campaign is the first of its type in the UK. The Tap into Savings project will see almost 1,000 homes in Redhill and Merstham offered advice and devices to help them bring down the bills […]
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At the full meeting of the Reigate & Banstead Borough Council yesterday evening (11th February), two significant proposals were approved: A freeze in the local share of council tax for the coming year (for more details see this article). When combined with a 2.5% increase in Surrey County Council’s share of the council tax, and […]
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At the meeting of the Borough Council’s Executive this Thursday, it was agreed to target a reduction in the Council’s own energy usage, and hence carbon emissions, of 30% over the period to 2014. This was in response to a suggestion that the Council sign up to the 10:10 campaign, where individuals and organisations can […]
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