Health Sector Energy Consumption
The HSE and Acute Hospitals are currently at 17% energy efficiency improvement against a target of 33%. Learn more about their energy consumption and energy saving projects.
By 2020, Health (HSE & acutes) had saved 17%, or 304 GWh, since their baselines. This is 279 GWh short of the 2020 target. The savings made are equivalent to 56,000 tonnes CO2 or €20M.
Energy consumption 2020
2020 | |
HSE and Acute Hospitals | 16 |
Other Public Sector | 84 |
Source: SEAI
Sector | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
---|---|---|
HSE and Acute Hospitals | 1,464 | 16% |
Other Public Sector | 7,696 | 84% |
Energy breakdown 2020
2020 | |
Grid electricity | 42 |
Fossil fuels | 58 |
Renewable energy | 1 |
Source: SEAI
Energy breakdown | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Grid electricity | 611 | 42% |
Fossil Fuels | 845 | 58% |
Renewable energy | 8 | 1% |
Fuel mix 2020
2020 | |
Electricity | 42 |
Transport | 4 |
Natural gas | 38 |
LPG and biogas | 2 |
Heating oils | 14 |
Other renewable fuels | 0 |
Source: SEAI
Fuel type | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Electricity | 611 | 46% |
Transport | 56 | 4% |
Natural gas | 562 | 36% |
LPG and biogas | 24 | 1% |
Heating oils | 209 | 15% |
Other renewable fuels | 1 | 0% |
Energy end use 2020
2020 | |
Healthcare buildings | 76 |
Office buildings | 2 |
Other buildings | 2 |
Other electricity (unknown use) | 0 |
Other thermal (unknown use) | 16 |
Transport | 4 |
Source: SEAI
End use | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Healthcare buildings | 1,111 | 76% |
Office buildings | 33 | 2% |
Other buildings | 25 | 2% |
Other electricity (unknown use) | 4 | 0% |
Other thermal (unknown use) | 235 | 16% |
Transport | 56 | 4% |
Savings and gap to 2020 target
Year | Savings |
---|---|
2010 | 37 |
2011 | 128 |
2012 | 165 |
2013 | 254 |
2014 | 263 |
2015 | 382 |
2016 | 344 |
2017 | 393 |
2018 | 457 |
2019 | 468 |
2020 | 304 |
Source: SEAI
By 2020, Health (HSE & acutes) had saved 17%, or 304 GWh, since their baselines. This is 279 GWh short of the 2020 target. The savings made are equivalent to 56,000 tonnes CO2 or €20M.
Savings | 2020 | Cumulative since baseline |
---|---|---|
GWh | 304 | 3,193 |
% | 17% | |
tCO2 | 56,000 | 656,000 |
€ | €20 million | €203 million |
Energy saving projects 2020
2020 | |
Lighting | 18 |
Buildings (excl lighting) | 40 |
ICT systems | 0 |
Energy management | 7 |
Procurement and energy supply | 2 |
Combination / Other | 33 |
Source: SEAI
Energy Saving Projects | No. of projects | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Lighting | 86 | 18% |
Buildings (excl Lighting) | 193 | 40% |
ICT systems | 2 | 0% |
Energy management | 32 | 7% |
Procurement and energy supply | 10 | 2% |
Combination / other | 159 | 33% |
GHG emissions 2020
2020 | |
Thermal | 59 |
Transport | 5 |
Electricity | 36 |
Source: SEAI
Emission type | tCO2 | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Thermal | 159,043 | 59% |
Transport | 12,733 | 5% |
Electricity | 98,102 | 36% |