Energy use

Our energy use is dominated by our gas-fuelled compressors on our UK gas transmission network. Other major users of gas and electricity are our LNG sites and the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal.

During 2007/08, our total gas and electricity used reduced by some 11%. This reduction resulted mainly from less energy being used by our UK gas transmission network gas-powered compressors and our Grain LNG importation terminal due to the mild 2007/08 winter.

 


 

Gas and electricity use
2007/08 (kWh)
Gas use
5,430,614,632
electricity use
318,321,687
2006/07 (kWh)
Gas use
5,872,772,770
electricity use
596,042,259
2005/06 (kWh)
Gas use
7,147,912,446
electricity use
542,715,273
2004/05 (kWh)
Gas use
7,060,791,411
electricity use
539,236,356
2003/04 (kWh)
Gas use
8,032,638,985
electricity use
471,891,415

2007/08 data excludes KeySpan.