Solar Energy Investment

1. Governance & Responsibility

a) Do you have a dedicated person or team responsible for solar energy investment and/or sustainability energy initiatives within your organisation?

b) If so, please provide their role/title (personal names are not required).



2. Current Solar Deployment

a) How many solar panel installations (PV systems) do you currently operate across your estate?

b) What is the total installed capacity of these systems (in kWp)?

c) What proportion of your organisation's energy usage is currently provided by solar generation?



3. Investment & Strategy

a) Does your organisation have a documented investment strategy for expanding the use of solar panels or increasing on-site renewable energy generation?

b) If so, please provide a copy of or link to the relevant strategy or plan (or summarise key points if not published).



4. Solar and Net Zero Commitments

a) Does solar energy form part of your organisation's Net Zero / Carbon Reduction Strategy?

b) If yes, how is progress against this strategy communicated to the public (e.g. via website, reports, dashboards, etc.)?



5. Future Plans

a) Are there any planned solar panel projects or expansions within the next 3 years? If yes, please provide high-level details (e.g. number of sites, scale of deployment, approximate timescales).

b) Have you conducted any feasibility studies on increasing solar capacity in the past 3 years? If so, can these be shared?



6. Procurement & Partnerships

a) Does your organisation currently use any third-party companies or frameworks to deliver solar energy solutions or manage installations? If yes, which ones?

b) Are there any upcoming procurement exercises planned relating to solar energy or wider renewable energy solutions?



7. Battery Storage

a) Do you currently use battery storage alongside your solar panels?

b) Are there plans to invest in battery storage in future?



8. Funding

a) Has your organisation accessed or applied for any external funding to support solar energy projects (e.g. SALIX, Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, LEP funding)?



9. Barriers

a) What are the main barriers your organisation faces to further adoption of solar energy (e.g. 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. Governance & Responsibility

a). This is split across the Place and Resources (Property) Directorates

b) Head of Facilities & Workspace Management

    Head of Environment

    Sustainability Manager

2. Current Solar Deployment

a) 38

b) 677 kWp

c)  2.1% of electricity used in buildings in 2023/24

3. Investment & Strategy

a) No

4. Solar and Net Zero Commitments

a) Yes

b) Reports on website

5. Future Plans

a) Yes – 3 sites in bid to Mayoral Renewables Fund – all three are fire station sites

b) No

6. Procurement & Partnerships

a) No

b) No

7. Battery Storage

a) No

b) The Mayoral Renewables Fund schemes include battery storage options

8. Funding

a) Some early schemes has Salix funding support

9. Barriers

a) Funding and internal resource