Our energy use

See how much energy and water we are using

This information page was withdrawn on

The Department for International Development (DFID) was replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in September 2020. This DFID page is no longer current. Instead, see FCDO Our energy use.


Information from our electricity, gas and water meters is transmitted at half-hour intervals to a central data capture point. You can see charts of how much energy and water we are using.

You can also download the raw data. Over time this data can be used to map long-term trends on performance.