Gas heating energy usage in Parliament Buildings

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

Our Ref: FoI 33-20

17 June 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I can confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission holds information relevant to your request of 09 June 2020.  In your request you asked for the following information:

“I am keen to ascertain the energy usage for heating in parliament buildings since it changed over to gas (around 2014) until present day.

I would like both the cost/year and the total kWhs of gas used. I’d really like that information to include 2020 figures too.”

Please see information in relation to your request attached at Appendix A.

 

If you feel that the information we have provided does not meet your request fully, please contact this office as soon as possible.  You have the right to request a formal review by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission and if you wish to do so, please write to me at the above address.

If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,  Cheshire SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.  Please remember to quote the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

INFORMATION STANDARDS & DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

 

APPENDIX A

Parliament Buildings began use of gas in 2007, please see below yearly totals of gas usage (kWh) and cost (£).

Please note that figures for 2020-2021 are calculated for January – April 2020.

 

 

2007 - 20082008 - 20092009 - 20102010 - 20112011 -20122012 - 20132013 -2014

Usage (kWh)

2,681,954

3,060,699

2,960,379

2,933,487

2,527,550

2,899,892

2,904,527

Cost (£)

63,104.16

132,696.27

79,911.86

111,726.20

115,854.79

128,043.31

131,913.75

 

 

2014 - 20152015 - 20162016 - 20172017 - 20182018 -20192019 - 20202020 -2021

Usage (kWh)

2,473,744

2,209,737

2,087,395

2,536,388

2,610,550

2,798,482

216,352

Cost (£)

111,543.10

87,774.84

82,026.96

86,701.71

91,063.44

82,104.07

4,878.44

 

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