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Written question asked by Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 20 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 July 2020. It was answered by Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Renewable Energy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 65917 on Renewable energy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of spending on solar PV energy by his Department compared to conventional energy sources.

Answer

The annual maintenance cost for the solar PV array for 2020 at the Department’s headquarters building at 1 Victoria Street, London is £955.00. Costs dating back earlier than this are unavailable as maintenance of the solar PV array formed part of a wider maintenance package.

The Department has spent the following amounts on electricity at 1 Victoria Street in the past two years and in 2020/21 to date. Data earlier than this is currently inaccessible.

Year

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

Electricity cost

£564,336.89

£613,067.94

£112,779.51*

*Data for 2020/21 is for April – June inclusive

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
76869
Session
2019-21
Related items
Subjects
Costs Buildings Renewable energy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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