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COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING - 24 JULY 2003

NOTICE OF MOTION

2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Councillor Dash to move:-

"This Council supports sustainable energy and accordingly supports the Sustainable Energy Bill, which gives statutory backing to the following targets, namely:

An increase in domestic energy efficiency of 20% by 2020 as recommended by the Performance and Innovation Unit's `Energy Review', the Energy Savings Trust and the Sustainable Development Commission;

The generation of 25% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020;

The generation of 10 GW of electricity by combined heat and power by 2010

and so resolves to:

1. Support the Sustainable Energy Bill

2. Inform the Association for the Conservation of Energy of this support.

3. Include an assessment of the use of CHP in feasibility studies for all
County Council major building projects.