Royal Family Rules on Green Housekeeping

LONDON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ --     Figures released today (Thursday 28 June) show that the Royal family has
cut carbon emissions by 2818 tonnes - equivalent to the environmental
benefits of planting 4,332 trees - by making its own electricity.

According to latest data from green power business Ener-g, the Royal
households have created 13 million Kilo Watt hours of electricity, sufficient
to make 130 million cups of tea - more than two cups each for every man,
woman and child in the United Kingdom.

Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle use energy efficient combined heat
and power technology to generate their own electricity and heat. This method
is more efficient than traditional gas power stations because it captures the
heat that is normally wasted and avoids transmission losses because the
energy is generated locally.

Peter Law, a director of Ener-g, which supplied the power system, said:
"The Royal household decided to install the technology because of its
environmental benefits, but has also benefited from cheaper electricity".

The Windsor Castle installation was a feat of British engineering, being
built at Ener-g's Manchester factory, before being stripped down, shipped to
Windsor Castle and then re-built in the former dungeon. This machine also
acts as an emergency generator in the event of a power failure.

The Royal Household has been working on reducing its energy consumption
for the past 22 years. A time-line showing the introduction of a variety of
energy-saving initiatives since 1985 is available at:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page3718.asp

Notes to Editors:

Ener-g PLC (www.energ.co.uk) is a UK-owned sustainable energy technology
business, providing renewable and energy efficient power generation and
management across the globe. The company has helped organisations reduce
carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 million tonnes.