Key information
Request reference number: MGLA220725-0426
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Summary of request
Your request
I am seeking information on the total amount of electricity produced within Greater London (e.g., in Gigawatt Hours or Megawatts) and the currently used techniques, such as solar photovoltaic (PV), combined heat and power (CHP), waste-to-energy, and biomass.
Could you kindly share any reports or data showing the amount of electricity generated and the technologies currently in use? If this information is not publicly available, could you please guide me on how to access it?
Our response
The information you have requested is not held by the Greater London Authority (GLA) itself. However, the GLA's London Datastore provides links to public information sources which may provide some or all of the information you require. Please see in particular:
- Information sources on electricity generation - Dataset Search - London Datastore. This includes a UK Power Networks (UKPN) dataset on Low Carbon Technologies for generation, under 1MW (Low Carbon Technologies - London Datastore)
- UKPN's Embedded Capacity Register - this lists all generation, storage and flexible demand resources where the installed generation capacity, export capacity or the import capacity is greater than or equal to 1MW: Embedded Capacity Register - London Datastore
You may also find useful information on London's Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) Data Hub: LAEP DataHub Alpha. This includes a dataset on planned renewable generation capacity, which you may find helpful: Renewables: Planned Distributed Energy Generation | LAEP DataHub Alpha.