<p>The Department for Work and Pensions has in place a publicly available Carbon Management Plan. This details the strategic, administrative and technical actions to be taken to meet the Greening Government Commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2015, as well as helping to deliver cumulative and in year savings on the energy spend.</p><p>The Department's gas and electricity providers are currently, EDF and British Gas (for half hourly and non-half hourly electricity respectively) and Corona Energy (for gas). The contracts were let using Government Procurement Service (GPS) frameworks. Electricity and gas are purchased on the wholesale markets for periods of up to three years in advance by GPS using the agreed public sector buying strategy. This enables the Department to benefit from the Government's collaborative procurement policy and GPS market expertise.</p><p>In addition, the Department is an active participant in the Government's Energy for Growth initiative. The first project (energy from a waste plant in Teesside) is expected to deliver £84 million in savings over the 20 year life of the contract through an innovative fixed agreement that will provide stability in what the public sector pays for energy. The Department is also actively investigating the potential for using geothermal energy at some of its sites in the North East.</p>