2007-08-09 23:28:18 · 15 answers · asked by Garret B 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
Because if we want to reduce our CO2 we need to use green power.
2007-08-10 07:40:32 · update #1
It gets it from the national grid, so a small percentage of the power used will be from sustainable sources.
2007-08-10 08:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by True_Brit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the National Grid. It used to generate its own electricity from a power station in Lots Road, Battersea, but this closed down a few years ago; 2002, I believe. The Underground uses about 4-5% of all London's electricity.
2007-08-09 23:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Gerbil 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It used to get its power from the Lots Road Power Station in Chelsea [ref 1]. Since 1998, it has been getting it from the National Grid [ref 2].
2007-08-10 07:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by Klint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The London Underground uses the electricity off mains power, but use to be powered by small power stations.
Eg.
The reason the Victoria line is where it is, was that it runs very close to Battersea Powerstation. When the power station was used, electricity would be sent down into the ground to hook up with the Underground line.
2007-08-10 07:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The National Grid like everyone else. Although I would expect them to have some emergency backup power generators to at least keep the stations going for a while during a power failure.
2007-08-09 23:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Penfold 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From the power station
2007-08-09 23:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by Harriet in Fife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the underground uses about 150 9volt batteries per train to power them.
and the tube stations uses solar power hence the reason they close at around 1am and open up again at 5am.
2007-08-09 23:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
All of the treadmills in the UK gyms are connected to a electricity generator that produces electricity for the tube.
2007-08-09 23:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the river Thames if filled with electric eels these are harvested for their electrical goodness and that's why the trains are in a tube!
2007-08-09 23:33:32 · answer #9 · answered by skullian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cant tell you that !!- too many wannabee Terrorists tuning in to Y/A...looking for info on how to disrupt our lives.
2007-08-09 23:32:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋