I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Council please.
1. Have you undertaken a Local Area Energy Plan, please?
Not yet. Devon County Council is part of a collaboration with the South West Net-Zero Hub to prepare an energy baseline for the county as a first step.
2. If so, can you advise if you received funding for this, please?
Yes
3. If you did receive funding, can you confirm the amount and the source, please?
The South West Net-Zero Hub provided £20k match funding.
4. If you haven’t undertaken a Local Area Energy Plan, do you plan to undertake a Local Area Energy Plan in the future?
This is uncertain. Due to the preparation of Regional Energy Strategic Plans by NESO we are considering how local action on energy planning can be most useful.
5. If you plan to, can you identify a funding source and value of that funding amount you would like to request, please?
We do not hold this information, following our responses to the above questions.