EIR_25-260 Energy and gas consumption

Date of response: 24 September 2025

We have now considered your request of 04 September 2025 for the following information:

Question 1. The total annual energy spend (electricity and heating) in GBP at your university for the academic year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, respectively.

Our response:

2022-23 = £7,203,042.00

2023-24 = £9,995,591.00

Question 2. The total carbon emissions from energy use (electricity and heating) at your university in the academic year 2023-2024 (tCO2e). Please separate figures for electricity and heating, if available.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 3. Carbon emissions from energy use (electricity and heating) per FTE student and staff enrolled at your university in the academic year 2023-2024 (KgCO2e). Please provide separate figures for electricity and heating, if available.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 4. The total carbon emissions from energy use (electricity and heating) at your university in the academic year 2022-2023 (tCO2e). Please separate figures for electricity and heating, if available.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 5. Carbon emissions from energy use (electricity and heating) per FTE student and staff enrolled at your university in the academic year 2022-2023 (KgCO2e). Please provide separate figures for electricity and heating if available.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 6. Is the university committed to reducing its carbon emissions from energy consumption (electricity and heating) to ‘net zero’ and, if so, what year is this target set for?

Our response:

Yes. Further information can be found here: Sustainability and here Net Zero UEA.

Question 7. Percentage breakdowns of how electricity has been produced and/or sourced during the respective academic years: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 8. How much renewable energy was generated on site (e.g. via solar panels, wind turbines etc) and how much was procured from renewable sources in the respective academic years: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 (kWh).

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

Question 9. The percentage of all renewable energy consumed by your university in the respective academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, relative to total annual energy use.

Our response:

Exception - Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulation

On this occasion, it is not possible to provide all the requested information. The Environmental Information Regulations contain several exceptions that allow public authorities to withhold certain information from release. We have applied the following exceptions to part of your request.

Regulation 6 (1)(b) is cited in relation to some of the requested information as the information is already publicly available and easily accessible to the applicant in another form or format.

We have applied Regulation 6(1)(b) to part of your request due to the information requested for academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24 being published on the HESA website, please find this information here: HE Provider Data: Estates Management | HESA. Please search for ‘University of East Anglia’ in HE provider search bar.

For questions 2 please see HESA table 2 (select ‘Energy Consumption’ and view ‘Natural Gas’ and ‘Grid Electricity’)

For question 4 please see HESA table 3.

For questions 7, 8 and 9 please HESA see table 2.

For question 3 and 5, please see HESA table 5. For student count – please select ‘Student and staff number’.

For question 3, please use the numbers within HESA table 3 band the headcount numbers in table 5.