"The London Underground uses an absolutely humungous amount of electricity. Ferrying Londoners across the city 24/7 almost every day of the year requires roughly 1.6 terawatt hours (TWh) per year - roughly the same amount used to annually power around 592,600 homes. Unsurprisingly, TfL is the single largest electricity consumer in the city."
"Once the solar farm is constructed, it's hoped that the installations will deliver up to 65,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy - around two-thirds of the estimated annual consumption of the Victoria line. Over the next 25 years, TfL says there's potential to save 27,000 tonnes of carbon."
"The solar installations to power the network will be provided by SSE Energy Solutions. It'll harvest the energy from newly-installed solar farms and supply it directly to the TfL network, bypassing the National Grid."
The London Underground consumes approximately 1.6 terawatt hours of electricity annually, making Transport for London the city's largest electricity consumer. Currently powered entirely by fossil fuels, TfL aims to achieve 100 percent renewable energy reliance by 2030. Solar installations provided by SSE Energy Solutions will harvest energy from newly-constructed solar farms and supply it directly to the TfL network, bypassing the National Grid. These installations are expected to deliver up to 65,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually, equivalent to roughly two-thirds of the Victoria line's estimated annual consumption. Over 25 years, this transition could save 27,000 tonnes of carbon. Additionally, TfL is converting station and train lighting to LEDs and developing a fully zero-emission bus fleet.
Read at Time Out London
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