lease-renewable-energy-obligations.md

title: "Lease: Renewable Energy Obligations" excerpt: date: 2024-03-27T14:17:20Z modified: 2025-07-23T11:24:48Z file_type: md permalink: clauses/lease-renewable-energy-obligations.html wpid: 2191 status: publish type: clause jurisdiction:

• England & Wales maintenance-status:
• Not maintained practice-area:
• Real estate and property sector:
• Real estate eleventyComputed: clause_child_name: "Lotta's Clause" clause_summary: The clause raises renewable energy at the outset of commercial relations and in lease negotiations between landlord and tenant. clause_last_updated_date: 2022-05-10 layout: layouts/clause.njk

Lease: Renewable Energy Obligations

Child’s name

Lotta's Clause

Summary

The clause raises renewable energy at the outset of commercial relations and in lease negotiations between landlord and tenant.

What this clause does

A low barrier to entry clause that delivers emissions reductions for landlords and tenants by ensuring that electricity supplied to a leasehold property is from renewable sources. As an operative provision of a lease, this clause delivers real impact by reducing the carbon footprint of the parties and the adverse environmental impact of leased buildings in landlord portfolios.

Clause Content

Landlord’s Obligations

1. Electricity Supply

1.1 The Landlord shall procure electricity for the Premises that is 100% Renewable Energy.

1.2 The Landlord shall provide the Tenant on demand with appropriate documentation to evidence the energy sources used to generate electricity for the Premises.

Tenant’s Obligations

2. Electricity Supply

2.1 If the Tenant procures any electricity for the Premises, it shall be 100% Renewable Energy.

2.2 The Tenant shall provide the Landlord on demand with appropriate documentation to evidence the energy sources used to generate any electricity procured by the Tenant.