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2010 Performance

Create a low carbon society

Diverse energy supply

Diverse energy supply

Our renewable energy activities have seen us complete four onshore wind projects and our third offshore wind farm.

Technology

Technology

We’re committed to investing in R&D to bring forward technologies which will power our low carbon energy systems of the future.

Energy efficiency

Loft insulation

We’re focusing on homes and helping to reduce our customers carbon footprint and save them money on their bills

Facilitating change

Fleet

In 2010, emissions from our vehicle fleet, have reduced by 2.3% compared with 2009 in spite of an increase in fuel usage in our commercial vehicles.

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It’s widely accepted that climate change is a man-made threat to our way of life and the environment around us that requires urgent action.

In our industry, we’re uniquely placed to take the lead in combating climate change. Indeed, as one of the industries whose activities inevitably have an effect on the environment, we see it as our responsibility. We also want to explain to our customers the importance of reducing our dependence on carbon, so they can join us in the fight to safeguard our planet.

We cannot afford to wait; we’re taking action now because the decisions we take today will shape the legacy we leave our children and our children’s children.

Some of our low carbon initiatives

Our carbon reduction programme is already having an impact.

  • Since 2008, we’ve seen a 26% reduction in our absolute CO2 emissions from our electricity generation
  • E.ON offices are using 9% less energy, saving 2,187 tonnes of CO2

We’re one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy

  • We currently operate 21 wind farms, including Robin Rigg, one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, which is now fully operational. Construction of onshore wind farms at Great Eppleton (8 MW), Haswell Moor (10MW), and Butterwick Moor (20MW) were all completed in 2010
  • Construction work also started for Phase 1 (650MW of 1000MW) of the London Array with our partners and we’ve started offshore construction in 2011, with commissioning planned for the end of 2012
  • Three new onshore wind farms have moved into the construction phase – Tween Bridge (44MW), Camster (50MW) and Rosehall (25MW).
  • The sea trial of ‘Vagr Atferd’ our Pelamis wave energy convertor began and was subsequently installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney

Energy efficiency

  • Our carbon emissions reduction target (CERT) is to help customers to save 28.8 million tonnes of carbon by 2011. We’re ahead of the industry average and enabled our customers to save a potential 10.2 million tonnes in 2010 through energy efficiency measures

Create low carbon energy

2010

2009

2008

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions from generating electricity (tonnes)[5],[6] 21.1m 22.1m 28.7m
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Intensity (ktCO2/TWh) (Generation only) [6] 557 529 578
Potential lifetime carbon saved by customer through energy efficiency products (tonnes CO2)[7] 10.2m 11.5m 12.6m
Electricity generated by renewable sources (TWh) 1.032 0.762 0.656
Scope 1 GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2e) 21,199m - -
Scope 2 GHG Emissions - excluding Central Networks (tonnes CO2e) 0.317m - -
Scope 2 GHG Emissions - including Central Networks (tonnes CO2e)[8] 0.475m - -
Scope 3 GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2e) 47,739m - -

[5]Total emissions from E.ON in the UK generation assets as defined in the Reporting Guidance and which are calculated in accordance with the European Commission’s revised Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines.

[6]This figure is the verified figure reported as part of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS). The CO2 figure reported in the E.ON Group CR report was an estimate, as the figure was published before the end of the EU ETS verification process.

[7]This figure is based on Ofgem methodology to calculate CERT obligations.

[8] This figure includes GHG emissions from network distribution losses.