FEATURE: SUSTAINABILITY
The general strategy in this plan is to match the phasing out of the incumbent fossil fuel heating plant with the principles and deadlines enshrined in UK Government policy, combined with pragmatic use of the projected end-of-life of the outgoing plant. Likewise, EV charging points are to be installed in two tranches, to match the period when the school’s transport fleet is likely to be converted (in turn driven by when the EV market will achieve commercial parity with the ICE market). This all leads to a steady rate of change, rather than a blitz of projects over a short period, which in turn enables the school to get to a net-zero carbon estate within the cashflow constraints imposed year on year: in other words, to go green without going into the red.
The overall plan finances are shown in the next two charts. The first chart shows how the net effect of the plan is to steadily reduce operating costs over the life of the plan:
But, of course, this can only be achieved via capital investments and the key requirement from the school’s perspective is to ensure that capex in any given year remains within the intended limits. The next chart shows cumulative costs versus the counterfactual of doing the minimum to remain compliant with forthcoming legislation:
The chart below shows the pathway to net-zero for the same EDP, compared to the counterfactual of maintaining the status quo and only taking any proactive steps to get rid of fossil fuel systems at the last safe moment. The implications are self-explanatory:
If you wish to discuss any aspects of this article, please contact Nigel at
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