FOI Request - Local Authority Utility Scale Assets

Request 101003749060

1. Do you own or operate utility-scale electricity generation assets which export to the grid?

2. If so, what technologies? And are they ‘co-located’? E.g., a solar farm with a battery.

3. How much electricity (in kWh) would you expect to be exported, from each asset, per year? And how much revenue would you expect to earn from the export in FY25/26?

4. When was each asset commissioned?

5. What is the current contractual arrangement to sell the power, to whom is it sold and what is the contract end date?

6. Do you partake in any government subsidy scheme in relation to the electrical output from the asset? E.g. Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) or Contracts for Difference (CfD).

7. Does your Local Authority have any plans in place to acquire, build or invest in electricity generation assets in the future?

a.) If Yes , what is the:
-  Type of Assets (e.g. Solar)
-  Estimated Size of the assets in terms of electricity production
-  Estimated dates of completion
-  Organisations that are constructing the assets (if known)

Response 15-04-2025 

1. No

2. Not applicable

3. Not applicable

4. Not applicable

5. Not applicable

6. No

7. There are no plans in place.  There are early stage talks with community groups and Crown Estate.  These projects are at pre-feasibility stage and would most likely be owned and operated by community groups and/ or other organisations and not Moray Council.

a) Not applicable