Thousands of pounds have been saved by Lancaster City Council in activities to address climate change and energy consumption, councillors have heard.
Green Coun Gina Dowding gave an annual climate action report to the full council. She is a cabinet member with a climate focus. A range of projects include a planned solar farm at Burrow Beck and activity for Williamson Park, the City Lab offices in Lancaster and The Storey arts, café and office venue.
Regarding Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, she stated; "Council officers have created a new dashboard, displayed at the leisure centre and council website, with live energy data updated every 30 minutes from Salt Ayre and the solar array. Accumulative financial savings were £376,000. The council has also saved in excess of 1,300 tonnes of CO2 from natural gas at Salt Ayre."
Coun Dowding added: "The response to the TV programme was overwhelmingly positive. Shortly afterwards, the government withdrew a 2015 Written Ministerial Statement, which had been fundamental to a planning inspector’s previous conclusions. A new statement was published.