Local authorities play an essential role in driving local climate action. This commitment can create a challenge when it comes to resources and budgets.
Our sustainable experts are here to help provide specialist support and advice to ease the burden, from initial roadmaps to project managing your carbon saving activities, we can help you go further and faster to achieve net zero. We have a range of end to end solutions to help local authorities put in place heat decarbonisation plans to support funding, provide procurement support to free up resources, and meet UK procurement regulations through compliant frameworks, while demonstrating value for money.
With more than 30 years of experience in energy procurement and a track record of supporting over 100 local authorities with their energy requirements, we are able to help you acheive your carbon reduction targets.
Take a look at our full range of energy services below:
Our energy frameworks are designed to provide you with a compliant route to secure the best value contracts for the supply of electricity, gas or water for your organisation. Through our frameworks we offer fixed or flexible purchasing methods where LASER’s trading team use their energy market expertise to buy gas and electricity on your behalf, either locking in a fixed price or forward buying and pooling volumes.
Energy frameworksOur experts will help you at any stage of your journey, whether that’s putting in place a roadmap towards net zero, an area wide emissions study or an on-site decarbonisation survey.
Net zero consultancyOffering public sector organisations a compliant way to procure a range of net zero suppliers and services to help you switch to on-site energy efficient technologies to reduce carbon and costs.
Net zero frameworksWhether you’re looking to buy, sell or invest in off-site renewable energy, our experts will provide you with the information and guidance you need to navigate the complex world of renewable energy procurement. From comprehensive guidance, to financial modelling, from securing a Purchase Power Agreement to trading your renewable energy. We’ll help you transition from high carbon fuel sources to green renewable energy.
Renewable energy generation
70%
reduction on lighting electiricity usage
10+ years
expected lifespan
5 year
warranty on light fittings
In this video, discover how LASER’s compliant LED lighting framework and project management services helped Cheriton Library switch to energy efficient LED lighting, resulting in financial savings and a reduction in carbon emissions.
“A long overdue project to give the library and more modern look and layout. With the old lighting the space had become quite dark and the LED upgrade has improved that immeasurably.”
Philip Downing,
Service Manager KCC, Cheriton Library
We’re proud to have partnered with over 100 local authorities. Here are a few of the clients we work with.
22,188*
MWh of clean, renewable electricity to the UK grid
£3.3M*
of income from electricity sales
74%*
of renewable energy generated for KCC
Kent County Council (KCC) partnered with LASER to supercharge their path to net-zero emissions. LASER’s business case modelling enabled KCC to fully understand the benefits and challenges of investing in off-site renewables. With a robust plan that helped secure PSDS funding, KCC successfully acquired Bowerhouse II, a 39,000-panel solar farm in Somerset.
Under LASER’s ongoing management, Bowerhouse II is playing a crucial role in addressing the “energy trilemma” and significantly advances KCC’s journey towards net-zero emissions.
(*01 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023)
Find out in this white paper, where we conducted research into the electricity generation assets of 340 UK councils.
If your local authority is looking to put a climate action plan in place, we can help with our net zero roadmap and emissions studies. Whether you’re at the initial stages of exploring net zero or looking to monitor progress against existing targets, you can be sure we’ve got you covered.
A local authorities own estate and operations may only account for 0.1% of their carbon footprint. Having a clearer picture of the area wide emissions across a district or borough, will serve as a basis for defining net zero targets and tracking performance for the years ahead.
Did you know that indirect (scope 3) emissions make up 80% of a council’s total footprint? Our experts specialise in analysing emissions associated with your supply chain to identify hotspots. Highlighting how changes to your procurement spend can significantly contribute to lowering your carbon emissions.
Local authorties face ambitious carbon reduction targets, to help you determine the actions you need to take to achieve these targets, our experts start by analysing and understanding your current carbon emissions, to then present a pathway for your current and future footprint each year to 2050.
If you’re wondering how our energy procurement, management or net zero services could help your local authority – just get in touch.
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