Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Department's buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement.

The Department currently has a number of renewable energy installations installed for micro-generation.

BIS Core produced 10,615kwh of electricity between June-September (Quarter 2) this year. This is produced from PV arrays set on the roof of 1 Victoria Street.

The Biomass boiler at Companies House in Cardiff produces 88% of heating for the building producing 227 tonnes of carbon per annum and is an Ofgem case study and Carbon Trust Exemplar.

Since April 2014 the Department as a whole has produced:

• 122,967kwh of electricity
• 3,500kwh of heat
• 32,022kwh of CHP electricity
• 62,880kwh of CHP heat

Assessments to install micro-generation across sites are being made however are faced with a number of challenges including site constraints, funding and payback before lease expiry.