| Number | Item |
| | Agenda Front Page  |
| | Agenda Papers |
| | Presentation from ACCG |
| | Minutes for this Meeting |
| 1. | Apologies/Substitutes |
| 2. | Declarations of Interest |
| 3. | Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of this Committee held on the 22nd January 2013 |
| 4. | Part I – Matters Referred to the Committee for a Decision in Relation to Call-in of a Decision Made by the Cabinet - None for this Meeting |
| | Part II – Responses of the Cabinet to Reports of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee - None for this Meeting |
| | Part III – Ordinary Decision Items |
| | A reappraisal of the two heating methods (either two 350 kWhbiomass boilers or a 400 kWh gas fuelled CHP plant) hasbeen undertaken with the following key outcomes:I. Over a twenty year period based on annualinflationary cost increases of 4% and after deduction ofcapital costs a net present value analysis shows thatthe use of biomass boilers could cost the Council anestimated additional £140000 against the existingutilities bill. The use of gas fuelled CHP could save£1.384m.II. A sensitivity analysis of these figures shows that if gassupply cost increases faster than electricity then theCHP 20 year saving would be significantly reducedwhilst the biomass cost could change to a saving.III. If electricity supply cost increases faster than gas thenthe CHP savings benefit would significantly increaseand the biomass cost would remain unchanged.IV. If gas and electricity costs rise in line with each other ata faster rate then CHP generates greater increasedsavings. The Councils energy supplier has indicatedthat this is the most likely scenario over the next fouryears.V. Estimated annual CO2 emission savings against theexisting heating and power supply regime in thebuildings are 460 Te for biomass boilers and 546 Tefor the CHP plant.VI. Additional areas of Kent woodland could be protectedand maintained as a result of coppicing for wood fuelsupply to a biomass plant with the associated benefitto biodiversity of the local environment. This benefit isdependent upon a local company winning the woodfuel supply contract which would need to be advertisedin the European Journal possibly resulting in fuelsupply from outside the UK.VII. The use of biomass boilers could generate additionalturnover for a local wood fuel supplier of around£75000 per annum including two new local jobs. Thisbenefit is dependent upon a local company winning thewood fuel supply contract.VIII. A CHP plant would create no local jobs and spendingon gas fuel would not be local.IX. Experience has shown that wood chip fuel quality andgood design of fuel storage and transfer into thebiomass boilers is critical to minimise biomassoperational maintenance costs and serviceinterruption. |
| | Stour and Civic Centres: Review of either Biomass Boilers or Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for heat provision to the buildings |
| 5. | Part IV – Information/Monitoring Items |
| | Presentation by Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group: |
| 6. | Future Reviews and Report Tracker |