TfL Calls for Small Business Suppliers for Low Carbon Tube Power

To help achieve the Mayor's aim for a Zero Carbon London by 2050, Transport for London has launched a Prior Information Notice for market responses on options to start powering the Tube though directly connected, low carbon energy sources.

The reduction of TfL’s carbon footprint is a key policy in the London Environment Strategy (LES) and Mayor’s Transport Strategy. TfL currently consumes ~1.6TWh of electricity per annum, making it the largest electricity consumer in London. Currently, approximately 1.2 TWh is consumed by London Underground and London Overground. Given TfL’s extensive infrastructure within London, there is an opportunity for direct connections into the private power network.

To deliver this, TfL has now published a Prior Information Notice which calls for market responses on options to purchase low carbon energy directly from local generators with a supply greater than 1MWe.

Dan Curry, Energy and Carbon Strategy manager for London Underground said: “the Tube is the largest consumer of electricity in London. As part of the mayor’s wider work to make the capital zero-carbon by 2050, we are keen to see how we can start purchasing locally generated, low carbon energy. We are keen to hear from any organisation - small or large - who think they can help with this as we develop our plans.”