1. To inform the Cabinet Member of the opportunities for the council to assist residents to install solar panels through Solar Together, a collective solar procurement scheme run by the company iChoosr.
2. To seek approval to enter a contract with iChoosr to run the Solar Together project, subject to revisions of the contract being agreed with iChoosr.
3. To seek approval to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Wiltshire and Swindon Borough Council to set out ways of working between the two councils to achieve the scale needed for the collective procurement.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/12/2021
Decision due: 4 Jan 2022 by Cabinet Member for Finance, Development Management and Strategic Planning
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Finance, Development Management and Strategic Planning
Department: Economic Development and Planning
Contact: Sara Grimes Email: sara.grimes@wiltshire.gov.uk Email: sara.grimes@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The Councillor Climate Working Group and the Climate Emergency Task Group have been consulted on the intention to participate in Solar Together and support the principle of the scheme.