To approve the proposal for a bulk fuel purchasing scheme to reduce the costs of domestic gas and electricity.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Decision due: 12 Dec 2012 by Executive Board
Lead director: Director of Environment and Housing
Department: Environment and Neighbourhoods
Contact: George Munson, Energy and Climate Change Manager Email: george.munson@leeds.gov.uk, 0113 39 51767 Email: george.munson@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The recent Fuel Poverty Scrutiny requested that the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods develop a proposal to launch a bulk fuel purchasing project for Leeds. A grant competition to support this was announced by DECC on the 19th October with a closing date of 30th November. There has therefore been very limited time for consultation after this announcement, but the proposal, developed jointly with other LCR authorities and CO2Sense, is based on learning from other bulk purchasing initiatives in the UK and the recommendations from Scrutiny. The proposal will be discussed with the Home Energy Project Board prior to Exec Board.
Portfolio Holder: Portfolio: The Environment