In 2020 we launched our utilities group which meets each month to collate and analyse our utilities data and explore ways to reduce our usage. The group has increased the visibility of utilities data across the business, encouraging local teams to measure their usage rates against each other and has also implemented larger projects such as the roll out of energy efficient hand dryers across all stations and offices.
In 2019 we installed LED lights across all of our stations and offices. The energy efficient LEDs give an estimate reduction of our overall electricity consumption by 1,278,094 KWH’s per year compared to traditional bulbs, and a reduction of our CO2e output by over 600,000kg - the equivalent of travelling between Birmingham Moor Street and London 14,224 times! As well as reducing Carbon Dioxide emissions, the project brought benefits to our customers by making station environments safer with better lighting levels.