FOI request detail

Power consumption of advertising hoardings

Request ID: FOI-0300-1920
Date published: 23 May 2019

You asked

Please provide an overview of power consumption on lit advertising hoardings, advertising screens, cross track projectors etc on the TfL network. Please provide times of operation.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0300-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 30th April 2019 asking for information about the power consumption of lit advertising hoardings.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.

You asked:

Please provide an overview of power consumption on lit advertising hoardings, advertising screens, cross track projectors etc on the TfL network. Please provide times of operation.

TfL does not hold the specific information requested, as advertising assets are managed and maintained by our external advertising partners. That said, the following table provides some information about the number and load of such assets:

Asset Type

Number of units

Original load

New load

D6

312

2.3A

1.5A (75”) / 1.9 (86”)

D12

52

N/A

2.5A

Landmark / Digital Gateway

4

5A

Typically 21A

DEP

10 escalators

0.6A

0.4A

Ribbons

5 escalators

0.6A (DEPs)

0.37A

DX48S

87

5.6A (XTPII)

10A

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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