In 2021, electricity accounted for approximately one third of the energy consumed at Freie Universität – almost thirty-seven million kilowatt hours (kWh). Gas makes up around one quarter of Freie Universität’s energy consumption – approximately twenty-seven million kWh. In turn, district heating made up around forty-three percent of the energy consumed at Freie Universität – just under forty-nine million kWh.

This means that Freie Universität has a high dependence on natural gas, particularly as a heat source. Freie Universität relies on natural gas for approximately one third of its heat consumption. The other two thirds are sourced from district heating, more than half of which is sourced from power plants (with cogeneration) that are powered by natural gas.