Energy Management

Canary Wharf Group are working to reduce energy used and the impact this has on the environment. We constantly monitor our energy use and ways in which we can lessen this by a variety of means.

The Group’s energy is supplied by EDF Energy. We have signed up to their Green Tariff. This is a means of supporting the production of ‘green’ electricity. EDF measure the power that we use and purchase the same amount of electricity generated by renewable sources such as wind farms and hydroelectricity instead of conventional methods, such as coal.

Carbon Footprint

As a result of purchasing Green Energy, our carbon footprint is very low standing at 3,112 tonnes CO2 or approximately 3.3 kg CO2/m2. This equates to 6% of the total energy consumption of CWG managed buildings.

Our occupied buildings are substantially green and CO2 production is only 618,833 kg. By buying green energy, the Group has prevented 47,244,640 kg CO2 (50.1 kg CO2/m2) from being emitted into the atmosphere.

Landlord Consumption Breakdown

Through constantly examining our facilities systems, we can identify areas in which our consumption and emissions can be reduced. We have introduced heat recovery systems, altered the times plant is required to run, and reduced the hours artificial lighting is on both internally and externally.

Figures show total energy consumed in CWG managed buildings and on the Estate in 2006. There has been a 2% reduction in total energy consumption but these results are from a different building mix.

Energy consumption (kWh)	2001–02	2002 -03	2003–04	2005	2006
Gas	2469067	4153733	28550633	7710107	8470961
Oil	201400	63600	400235	406330	350962
Total	232765092	229792171	297467788	294510686	308330016
Treated floor area (m2)	440753	466088	777798	880883	942161
Annual energy consumption (kWh/m2)	528	493	382	334	327
Occupancy	21119	20847	27269	27762	29866

In the past year we have reduced our energy use. Readings from 2006 have been compared against 2007 and show a reduction of between 3 – 10%. Read Results.