The Buckingham Palace rennovation explained

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Buckingham Palace renovation: 9 things you may not know - Macleans.ca

IMHO an excellent overview of the hows and whys and whens regarding the palace's massive renovation project.

[Jennifer]

I am glad the Buckingham Palace is going green. It is going to cost a lot of money to upgrade electricity, gas lines and water pipes from the 1950s.  Despite this, I think it is definitely worth the investment because it will significantly reduce the amount of energy the palace uses. Perhaps the palace would not be an "economic nightmare" anymore.

Buckingham Palace to go Green

After decades of neglect, Buckingham Palace is finally seeing some much-needed renovations over the next decade, albeit not without controversy.

In addition to re-hauling the electricity, replacing the gas lines and fitting in new water pipes, most of which have not been touched since they were first installed in the 1950s, there will also be a number of additional features installed in order to reduce the Palace's running costs and bring it more into line with current domestic infrastructure.

The Palace itself is an economic nightmare, with its outdated utilities and poorly maintained structure resulting in utility bills millions of pounds higher than they should be — in 2013, the bill amounted to £3.1 million for energy alone. And this was despite many efforts made by the Palace in the past to try and make the building more energy efficient, such as the tried use of energy-saving LED lights.

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Buckingham Palace to go Green – Royal Central