The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) confirmed last week that all departments have made detailed energy use data available. DECC and the Home Office led the way with energy meters that update departmental energy use every five seconds, while other departments have provided online meters that provide energy data on an hourly or daily basis. All the data is being made available through the government's new Data.gov.uk website.

Energy and Climate Change minister Greg Barker said providing information about energy use help to determine how much energy is being wasted, which is the first step towards changing staff behaviour across the government estate.

Barker said: "Slashing energy waste in government needs to happen fast, as much for tackling the public finances as for climate change. Shining a spotlight on what's being used in real time will help staff change their behaviour and the public hold us to account. We said we'd be the greenest government ever and we mean it."

The energy spend across the public sector estate reached £2.6bn in 2008/09, according to official figures, and generated 19.5 MtCO2e (Metric Tonne Carbon Dioxide Equivalent) in carbon emissions.

Departments and facilities management contractors should work in partnership to cut energy use with the new 'Energy Efficiency Code'

Real time energy meters help departments to identify when and where energy is being used and help them try and find ways to reduce that energy use. This can be achieved by reducing the use of cooling systems and turning off IT equipment when not in use, which in the end help to reduce costs.

The Government announced an 'Energy Efficiency Code' in July under which departments and facilities management contractors that help maintain government buildings should work in partnership to cut carbon emissions and share their expertise in reducing energy use.

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