Details
- Name of Service - Solar Together - Housing Offsetting Credits Pilot Scheme
- Directorate - Environment, Property and Growth
- Date of Issue - 7 October 2024
- Date of current issue - 7 October 2024
- Review Date - 7 October 2026
Notice
The reasons why we use your personal data
This privacy notice applies to the functions of the Solar Together - Housing Offsetting Credits Pilot Scheme. This scheme leverages carbon savings generated by participants' completed solar photovoltaic (PV) installations to generate and sell carbon credits in the carbon market and then use the revenue to fund further decarbonisation schemes in Surrey. This helps Surrey to achieve net zero carbon emissions in line with our Surrey County Council (SCC) Climate Change Strategy.
What processing of personal data is undertaken by the service?
Your personal data is collated to enable us to:
- pass details onto an expert third-party organisation that is certified to register retrofit projects under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) in order to generate (and sell) carbon credits
- monitor and evaluate the service and for service improvement and planning
- contact your solar PV installer to request your Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certificate of installation in addition to ongoing (once yearly) verification that your system is operational which is a requirement for the yearly generation of carbon credits
- contact you to request your MCS certificate and/or to verify on an ongoing (once yearly) basis that your solar PV system is operational, in the event that your installer is not able to do this on your behalf
- contact you in the future to provide you with information about other relevant initiatives such as Surrey's One-Stop Shop (OSS) service, or future engagement initiatives like focus groups
What Information do we collect?
- Name
- Address including postcode
- Contact details
- Your MCS certificate of installation
- Confirmation that your solar PV installation is operational
How we are allowed to use your personal data
Consent
To process your personal data, we will explain to you what we are asking you to agree to and why. If we have consent to use your personal data, you have the right to remove it at any time. If you want to remove your consent, please contact us at the following email address energy@surreycc.gov.uk and we will deal with your request.
Who we share your personal data with
- Our expert partner organisation on the Solar Together scheme, iChoosr
- A soon-to-be-appointed expert third-party organisation that is certified to register retrofit projects under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) in order to generate (and sell) carbon credits
- Your solar PV installer
Retention of data
Data will be retained for 18 years in order for yearly verification that your PV system is operational and thus able to generate carbon credits.
Other information
For further information on our privacy notices, please see information and privacy.
