Council may still be hit by green tax_3
18 July 2012
Local authorities are being warned over arranging so-called “green” energy deals that may not enable them to avoid the upcoming climate change levy.
The warning follows a potentially abortive attempt by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to escape the levy by purchasing what it believes is renewable fuel.
The council announced at the end of August that it had signed a contract with Yorkshire Electricity for green power, mostly from combined heat and power (CHP) but also from solar sources, to power its...