Energy data

In the reference year 2018*, TU Dortmund University consumed 37,000 MWh of electricity, as much as 9,000 single-family homes. In contrast, the university was able to reduce its consumption by 4% in 2022 and by as much as 19% in 2023.

In the reference year 2018*, 73,000 MWh of heating energy for university buildings and neighboring facilities was distributed via the heating network on campus. This corresponds to the consumption of around 4,000 single-family homes. Thanks to extensive energy-saving measures, consumption could be reduced by around 25% in 2022, adjusted for weather conditions, and by as much as 35% in 2023. For both years, a crisis-related special regulation to heat buildings to a maximum of 19°C applied at times.

TU Dortmund University currently operates two combined heat and power plants, which generate heat and electricity highly efficiently.

TU Dortmund University produces all its own heat via gas boilers and combined heat and power plants. It is still completely dependent on natural gas.

TU Dortmund University currently has to buy in about half of its electricity. Since 2022, this energy has been purchased as green electricity.

TU Dortmund University’s energy costs have risen by several million euros despite falling consumption and temporary price brakes. In 2020/2021, they were still around 8 million euros per year. In 2022, the costs were almost twice as high. In 2023, they climbed to a record sum of 19 million euros. A similar level to 2022 is expected for 2024.

A graph in the service portal provides a daily updated overview of TU Dortmund University’s electricity and heat consumption. It shows the hourly consumption of the last 30 days depending on the outside temperature.