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Half-Hourly (large) electricity supply contract
The Council’s electricity supply
contract for large electricity consuming sites has reached its
scheduled end date (30th Sept 21). This coincides with historically
high energy prices. This contract would normally be renewed under a
competitive process, but there is a significant risk of locking the
Council in to high rates for an extended period if the contract is
renewed in the usual way. In common with most energy supply
contracts let by the Council, this contract has provision for
further extensions. In order to reduce the impact of current high
prices on the Council, the decision is being taken to extend the
current contract by a further three months beyond its original end
date, in order to allow time for the energy market to restabilise
before any new contract was let. This will still incur
significantly higher costs for the Council in the short term, but
will limit this impact to a few months. In the meantime, Council
Officers are developing an alternative procurement approach that
would reduce the Council’s exposure to energy market prices
in future contracts.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Result in expenditure of £500,000 or over;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/01/2022
Decision due: 19 Oct 2021 by Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Lead member: Councillor Nicola Beech, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Strategic Planning, Resilience & Floods cllr.nicola.beech@bristol.gov.uk
Contact: Louise Baker, Executive Support Manager Email: louise.baker@bristol.gov.uk.
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- 05/01/2022 - Half-Hourly (large) electricity supply contract