2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a scheme to allow residents to purchase renewable energy cheaply, through collective buying?

Question code
1.11
Section
Buildings & Heating
Topic
Renewable Energy purchasing schemes
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council is running a Solar Streets or equivalent collective energy buying project.

Second tier criteria met if the council is running a Solar Together or equivalent project, such as iChoosr or Make My House Green. Points awarded to any other scheme councils are doing that are on a similar scale to Solar Together.

Clarifications

If the project is being led by the County Council or a combined authority and all other councils in that area are involved too, then all those district councils will be awarded the points.

The project cannot be a trial project.

Marked using data provided by Solar Streets - https://solarstreets.co.uk/ and Solar Together - https://solartogether.co.uk/landing

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Points distribution single tier councils

0 points

99 single tier councils

1 point

7 single tier councils

2 points

80 single tier councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling single tier councils

2424
councils scored higher in 2025
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councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence single tier councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
City of London
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Ealing
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Hackney2/2--
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Islington2/2--
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
London Borough of Sutton
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Medway Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

2/2NA
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Royal Borough of Greenwich2/2--
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Salford City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Westminster City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Wirral Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

    1/2▲ 1
      Aberdeen City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Aberdeenshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Angus Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Birmingham City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Blackpool Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Caerphilly County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Cardiff Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Carmarthenshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Ceredigion County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      City of Edinburgh Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      City of York Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Clackmannanshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Conwy County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Cornwall Council (Unitary)
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Coventry City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Cumberland Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      0/2NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
      Darlington Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Denbighshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Derby City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Dorset Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Dumfries and Galloway Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Dundee City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Durham County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      East Ayrshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      East Dunbartonshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      East Lothian Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      East Renfrewshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Falkirk Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Fife Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Flintshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1No evidence found
      Glasgow City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Gwynedd County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Herefordshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Inverclyde Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Isle of Anglesey County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Isle of Wight Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Leeds City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Leicester City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Middlesbrough Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Midlothian Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Milton Keynes
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Monmouthshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Newport City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      North Ayrshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      North Lanarkshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Nottingham City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Orkney Islands Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Pembrokeshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Perth and Kinross Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Peterborough City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Powys County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Redcar and Cleveland Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Renfrewshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Rutland County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Scottish Borders Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Sheffield City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Shetland Islands Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Shropshire Council - Unitary
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Slough Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Somerset Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      0/2NANo evidence found
      South Ayrshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      South Lanarkshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      South Tyneside Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Stirling Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Stoke-on-Trent City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Sunderland City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Swansea City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      The Highland Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      The Moray Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Thurrock Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Torbay Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Torfaen County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2No evidence found
      Vale of Glamorgan Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1No evidence found
      West Lothian Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Westmorland and Furness Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      0/2NANo evidence found
      Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Wolverhampton City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Wrexham County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found