Electricity and gas use costs (FOI/EIR241246)

This Freedom of Information request asks for details of our electricity and gas consumption and spend for the financial year 2023/2024

Request for information - Ref no: FOI/EIR241246

June 6, 2024

Information request

We received your request on 26/04/2024.

Your request has been considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).

A copy of your request is set out in the extract below:

“For the period 1-April-23 to 31-March 2024, we please require disclosure of: -

The grid Electricity kwh’s consumed & the £-value spent (excl-vat).
The natural Gas kwh’s consumed & the £-value spent (excl-vat).”

Our response

I confirm that Ordnance Survey does hold the information you have requested.

Taking each request in turn, I confirm the following:

For the period 1-April-23 to 31-March 2024, I confirm:

1. The grid Electricity kwh’s consumed & the £-value spent (excl-vat).

OS Head Office at Explorer House:

Grid electricity consumed: 3,571,000 kwh.

Cost: £801,637.00.

Geovation Hub:

Grid electricity consumed: 50,736 kwh.

Cost: £22,848.13 (excluding VAT).

2. The natural Gas kwh’s consumed & the £-value spent (excl-vat).

Only applicable for OS Head Office at Explorer House:

Natural gas consumed: 274,063 kwh.

Cost: £15,862.00.

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Internal Review Officer
Customer Service Centre
Ordnance Survey
Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS

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