The cost breakdown of gas and electricity for public sector prisons in England and Wales for the last 5 financial years are set out below.<\/p>
There are four prisons that do not utilise gas as a main heating source; the costs for other fuel sources cannot be extracted within incurring a disproportionate cost.<\/p>
Full Costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019/20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020/21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021/22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Electricity<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 35,145,237<\/p><\/td> 39,035,939<\/p><\/td> 42,632,535<\/p><\/td> 41,719,400<\/p><\/td> 44,420,196<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gas<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 21,019,436<\/p><\/td> 22,387,331<\/p><\/td> 24,647,774<\/p><\/td> 24,075,846<\/p><\/td> 25,556,790<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 56,164,673<\/p><\/td> 61,423,270<\/p><\/td> 67,280,309<\/p><\/td> 65,795,246<\/p><\/td> 69,976,986<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The design of new prisons has gone through an intensive \u201cgreening\u201d process with the twin objectives of delivering buildings that are both Net Zero Carbon Ready and achieve a BREEAM Outstanding environmental rating.<\/p>"}
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