Education and Training Boards
Education and Training Boards are currently at 33% energy efficiency improvement against a target of 33%. Learn more about their energy consumption and energy saving projects.
By 2020, ETBs had saved 33%, or 95 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by <1 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 17,000 tonnes CO2 or €6M.
Energy consumption 2020
| 2020 | |
| Education and Training Boards | 2 |
| Other Public Sector | 98 |
Source: SEAI
| Sector | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Training Boards | 194 | 2% |
| Other Public Sector | 8,966 | 98% |
Energy breakdown 2020
| 2020 | |
| Grid electricity | 52 |
| Fossil fuels | 48 |
| Renewable energy | 1 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy breakdown | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grid electricity | 100 | 52% |
| Fossil Fuels | 93 | 48% |
| Renewable energy | 1 | 1% |
Fuel mix 2020
| 2020 | |
| Electricity | 52 |
| Transport | 0 |
| Natural gas | 30 |
| LPG and biogas | 3 |
| Heating oils | 15 |
| Other renewable fuels | 1 |
Source: SEAI
| Fuel type | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 100 | 52% |
| Transport | 0 | 0% |
| Natural gas | 57 | 30% |
| LPG and biogas | 5 | 3% |
| Heating oils | 30 | 15% |
| Other renewable fuels | 1 | 1% |
Energy end use 2020
| 2020 | |
| Education buildings | 78 |
| Other buildings | 2 |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 1 |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 19 |
| Transport | 0 |
Source: SEAI
| End use | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Education buildings | 152 | 78% |
| Other buildings | 3 | 2% |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 2 | 1% |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 36 | 19 |
| Transport | 0 | 0% |
Energy saving projects 2020
| 2020 | |
| Lighting | 16 |
| Buildings (excl. Lighting) | 22 |
| Energy management | 9 |
| Procurement and energy supply | 3 |
| Schools | 40 |
| Combination / Other | 11 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy Saving Projects | No. of projects | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting | 44 | 16% |
| Buildings (excl. Lighting) | 60 | 22% |
| Energy management | 24 | 9% |
| Procurement and energy supply | 7 | 3% |
| Schools | 110 | 40% |
| Combination / other | 31 | 11% |
Savings and gap to 2020 target
| Year | Savings |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 95 |
Source: SEAI
By 2020, ETBs had saved 33%, or 95 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by <1 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 17,000 tonnes CO2 or €6M.
| Savings | 2020 | Cumulative since baseline |
|---|---|---|
| GWh | 95 | 316 |
| % | 33% | |
| tCO2 | 17,000 | 62,000 |
| € | €6 million | €21 million |
GHG emissions 2020
| 2020 | |
| Thermal | 54 |
| Transport | 0 |
| Electricity | 46 |
Source: SEAI
| Emission type | tCO2 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal | 18,739 | 54% |
| Transport | 107 | 0% |
| Electricity | 16,089 | 46% |
At least 1 of the 16 PBs in this sector have data quality issues that were identified by SEAI.