Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of the electricity used by his Department is generated from renewable sources; and if he will make a statement. [111037]
§ Mr. Bayley0.3 per cent. of the Department's electricity is generated from renewable resources under a specific contract with the Renewable Energy Company. The Department's estates partners, Trillium, are currently seeking further renewable sources for the next round of electricity tenders, and will be reporting to DSS Estates on progress. In addition, consideration is also being given to the potential for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation on larger sites. The Department and its 787W estate partners are committed to a target of obtaining 10 per cent. of the Department's electricity from renewable resources by 2010.