SKDC Nears Carbon Reduction Target with Major Green Upgrades
It's as nearly thirty% of its carbon emissions are already cut, four years ahead of target.
South Kesteven District Council says it’s on track to hit its aim of cutting emissions by a third by twenty thirty, thanks to a series of sustainable upgrades across the district.
Solar panels and heat pumps have been installed in three hundred council homes, while innovative energy-saving projects at leisure centres, including The Meres in Grantham, have played a big part.
The latest investment—a four million pound sustainable heating scheme at The Meres—features air source heat pumps, high efficiency pool pumps and hundreds of solar panels.
These upgrades are expected to cut more than five hundred and fifty tonnes of carbon emissions a year and save the council nearly two hundred thousand pounds annually in energy costs.
Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste, Councillor Rhys Baker, said:
“I just want to continue driving costs down, embracing these proven, reliable green technologies and showing everybody that actually a green revolution doesn't mean changing how you live. SKDC, who announced a climate emergency years and years ago, set a target of reducing carbon emissions by thirty per cent by twenty thirty."
"We're about zero point four percent off of that in twenty twenty six. I want to see people embrace the green transition without really noticing a lot's shifting.”
The council’s commitment to slashing emissions is backed by multi-million pound grants—including three and a half million pounds from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and nearly four hundred thousand pounds from Sport England’s Swimming Pool Support Fund.
These projects are setting the benchmark for net zero public buildings, putting South Kesteven at the forefront of the green transition.