Request ID: FOI-0851-2425 Date published: 27 June 2024
You asked
Dear FOI Officer,
I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding information related to the organisation’s gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system.
Please acknowledge this request within the legally required timeframe.
**Gas and Electricity Contracts: **
1. Energy Provider
2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years.
3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)
4. Contract start date
5. Contract Expiry Date
6. Contract Review Dates
7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title
8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres.
9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with the latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.
10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with the latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.
Energy Management System Contract(s) - Contract(s) relating to the organisation’s energy management system. An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimise the performance of the generation or transmission system.
If the organisation does not have an Energy Management System, please confirm when this will be implemented. It would be great if you mention the tentative date/month.
Energy Management System
1. Provider name
2. Annual Spend
3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)
4. Contract Expiry Date
5. Contract start date
6. Contract Review Date
7. Contract Description – A description of the services provided.
8. Brand of the software
9. Total number of meter points for electricity:
a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points
b. Half Hourly (HH) meter points
10. Total number of Gas meter points
11. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids
12. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title
I would appreciate an acknowledgment of this request within the legally required timeframe.
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-0851-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13th June 2024 asking for information about TfL’s energy consumption and management.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and our information access policy.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Your questions are answered in turn below:
Gas and Electricity Contracts:
1. Energy Provider: EDF (electricity) / TGP (natural gas) 2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years: TGP: 21/22 = £4,160,068. 22/23 = £3,849,680. 23/24 = £3,103,652. EDF: 21/22 = £194,681,736. 22/23 = £267,317,178. 23/24 = £347,995,383. 3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions): Various – see below 4. Contract start date: Current Electricity/Gas: 01/04/2020. Replacement Electricity & Gas: 01/04/2026. 5. Contract Expiry Date:Current Electricity: 31/03/2026. Replacement Electricity & Gas: 31/03/2029. 6. Contract Review Dates: December 2026 7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title: Glyn Lenton, Senior Category Manager: Energy & Utilities. TfL can be contacted via our Help and Contacts pages here: https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/ 8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres. 23/24 = 5,697,470. 9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with the latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years. 21/22 = 18,835,383. 22/23 = 19,262,749. 23/24 = 17,516,473. 10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with the latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years. 21/22 = 1,520,972,508. 22/23 = 1,606,560,130. 23/24 = 1,632,002,685. Energy Management System: Energy Management System Contract(s) - Contract(s) relating to the organisation’s energy management system. An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimise the performance of the generation or transmission system. If the organisation does not have an Energy Management System, please confirm when this will be implemented. It would be great if you mention the tentative date/month.
1. Provider name:Systems Link 2.Annual Spend: 2023/24: £8,930.43 3.Contract Duration (Including any extensions): 3 years 4.Contract Expiry Date: 31/04/2027 5.Contract start date: 01/05/2024 6.Contract Review Date: Q1-2027 7.Contract Description – A description of the services provided: Contract Description and Services provide are - An M&T software with main application hosted in a TfL demise with supporting Web Portal application this includes:
Regular available updates and advancements to both the main application and portal
Support and Maintenance (dedicated support portal, phone, or email) for any development requests (bug fixes and new improvements or requirements in line with industry standards), BAU support ranging from training, query management, guidance in operations and clarifications on existing functionality and future roadmap
Data collection for interval data on Day+1 basis
Call Off contract for development days and consultancy on site visits carried out by Systems Link colleagues
Both main application and web portal stores a variety of complex services from data collection (dedicated import routines), portfolio maintenance, contract maintenance, a complete suite of data analysis/validation/alarms and reporting tools with some internally integrated
8.Brand of the software: Systems Link
9.Total number of meter points for electricity:
a.Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points: 729 b.Half Hourly (HH) meter points: 537 10.Total number of Gas meter points: 184 11.Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids:There is no record of this data. 12.Contact details of the person responsible, including job title: Quinten Babcock, Environmental Manager. TfL can be contacted via our Help and Contacts pages here: https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
