Electricity consumption per modes of transport TfLs most recent electricity bill
Request ID: FOI-2653-2425 Date published: 26 November 2024
You asked
Good afternoon, could you please provide me with details of the below:
- Electricity consumption per modes of transport
- TfLs last two annual electricity bills
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-2653-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 20th November 2024 asking for information about electricity consumption for TfL modes of transport.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Good afternoon, could you please provide me with details of the below:
- Electricity consumption per modes of transport
- TfLs last two annual electricity bills”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
In regard to your first question, the latest figures for electricity use by area are below. This covers energy usage in kilowatt hours, recorded either by TfL or by our contractors (i.e. on London Overground and the Elizabeth line).
Row Labels
22/23
23/24
Bus Ops
12,272,014
10,909,566
Dial-a-Ride
11,763
102,268
Docklands Light Railway
52,818,310
54,404,990
Elizabeth Line
264,489,174
305,278,264
Head Offices
23,185,658
22,281,469
London Overground
142,199,487
142,629,731
London Underground
1,218,474,812
1,230,354,091
Rivers
297,236
425,147
Surface Transport
57,919,588
55,342,466
Trams
13,009,337
13,014,444
Victoria Coach Station
462,238
531,995
Grand Total
1,785,139,616.68
1,835,274,429.60
In regard to your second question, data for the last two full years is as follows:
2022/23 = £267,317,178
2023/24 = £347,995,383
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