Karen DellHead of Sustainability

Greening DECC – the CIO as Champion

We exist as a Department to counter two key risks

Dangerous climate change A shortfall in supplies of safe, affordable energy

CIO Responsibilities

• IT• Sustainability• Estates• Knowledge and Information Management• Security

Also

Chair of the Government Green Delivery Unit responsible for the delivery of the Government Green ICT Strategy

Our energy performance • In 2009/10 we used 30% less energy than in 2008/09

• In 2010/11 we used 27% less energy than in 2009/10

Our Carbon performance• In 2009/10 we emitted 19% less carbon than in 2008/09

• In 2010/11 we emitted 18.5% less carbon than in 2009/10

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Display Energy Certificates (DEC)3 Whitehall Place

Dec 2008 Oct 2011

Display Energy Certificates (DEC) 55 Whitehall

April 2011 Jan 2012

How we achieved this

• No out of hours heating/cooling of the building• Virtually no out of hours heating of hot water• Rigorous heating cooling regime • Switch-off routines and checking timer switches• Occupancy sensing for both lighting and FCUs • Timers to zip taps• Variable speed drives (for primary and secondary

heating pumps and extract fans)• LED lighting• Dedicated IT chiller

IT chiller

• Cost around £91K• Saves over 90 tonnes of

carbon per annum• Saves around £17,000 per

annum• Payback approx five years

• In addition we use energy efficient laptops and monitors.

Greening DECC - Future plans• Printer refresh• All of our new laptops & desktop purchases are

energystar 4 compliant, and / or EPEAT Gold rated.• Additional / replacement keyboards and mice are

made using biodegradable materials• Automating existing BMS controls• Installing solar film• Installing variable speed drives to supply fans (already

have them on extract fans)• Boiler optimiser• Extension of automatic lighting controls• More extensive use of LED lighting (extending into

office areas)• Improving air supply to cellular offices• Rebalancing air supply to open office spaces.

Still considering...

Embedding into our processes/governance

• DECC ICT Strategy 2011-14 - core principles inc: – our ICT solution/s must have first class green /

sustainability credentials – re-use first

• Green ICT Strategy under development• IT membership on DECC’s Carbon Management

Programme Team• Sustainability criteria recently included in business case

templates (all projects including ICT)

Greening DECC- Challenges and Lessons learned

Challenges• Law of diminishing returns• Increasing staff numbers• Expanding estate• Financial constraints• Existing contracts• ExpectationsLessons learned• Consultation, consultation, consultation• Encourage and be responsive to feedback• Communication• Call in the experts

Greening DECC - Championing Green

• Listen to staff• Get them involved• Consult with relevant colleagues• Communicate well

GREENING ??: Over to you• The second half of the workshop will be a short discussion in small groups so that we

can share experiences.

• Each table will be asked then to share one story of success or one lesson learned from their discussion on implementing green ICT.

FOLLOW UP: Some links

• http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/uk-government-ict-strategy-resources

• This page contains:

•HMG Greening Government ICT Strategy

•HMG Green ICT Case studies

•HMG Green ICT Maturity Model (an assessment of the “greeness” of your ICT activities)

•HMG Green ICT Roadmap (gives a list of target outcomes to work towards supported by the actions in the workbook below)

•HMG Green ICT workbook (advice and actions to reduce the environmental impact of ICT)

• http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/tackling-climate-change/saving-energy-co2/2130-decc-carbon-management-plan-2011.pdf