Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-03-31.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity is consumed by a Queen Elizabeth class carrier when it is alongside with no internal power generation taking place.

Mr Philip Dunne

It is estimated that when connected to a shore power supply a Queen Elizabeth class carrier will continuously draw up to 8MW of electricity.