By 2021, Local authorities had saved 37%, or 698 GWh, since their baselines. The gap to the 2030 energy efficiency target is 175 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to €323M.

Energy consumption 2021

 2021
Local Authorities11
Other Public Sector89
Source: SEAI
Sector Total Primary GWh Percentage
Local Authorities 1,053 11%
Other Public Sector 8,733 89%

Energy breakdown 2021

 2021
Grid electricity61
Fossil fuels36
Renewable energy3
Source: SEAI
Energy breakdown Total Primary GWh Percentage
Grid electricity 644 61%
Fossil Fuels 377 36%
Renewable energy 32 3%

Fuel mix 2021

 2021
Electricity62
Transport20
Natural gas13
LPG and biogas1
Heating oils3
Other renewable fuels1
Source: SEAI
Fuel type Total Primary GWh Percentage
Electricity 648 62%
Transport 213 20%
Natural gas 141 13%
LPG and biogas 10 1%
Heating oils 32 3%
Other renewable fuels 9 1%

Energy end use 2021

 2021
Office buildings10
Other buildings19
Public lighting34
Water services, waste & other processes1
Other electricity (unknown use)10
Other thermal (unknown use)6
Transport20
Source: SEAI
End use Total Primary GWh Percentage
Office buildings 106 10%
Other buildings 198 19%
Public Lighting 355 34%
Water services, waste & other processes 13 1%
Other electricity (unknown use) 107 10%
Other thermal (unknown use) 61 6%
Transport 214 20%

Energy saving projects 2021

 2021
Lighting34
Buildings (excl lighting)18
ICT systems4
Energy management6
Procurement and energy supply7
Transport5
Water services11
Combination / Other16
Source: SEAI
Energy Saving Projects No. of projects Percentage
Lighting 301 34%
Buildings 161 18%
ICT Systems 36 4%
Energy management 53 6%
Procurement and energy supply 59 7%
Transport 41 5%
Water services 105 11%
Combination / other 157 16%

Savings and gap to 2030 target

YearSavings
200987
2010108
2011214
2012255
2013282
2014331
2015355
2016386
2017439
2018498
2019567
2020695
2021698
Source: SEAI

By 2021, Local authorities had saved 37%, or 698 GWh, since their baselines. The gap to the 2030 energy efficiency target is 175 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to €323M.

 

Savings 2021 Cumulative since baseline
GWh 698 4,920
% 37%  
€49 million €323 million

GHG emissions 2021

 2021
Thermal17
Transport24
Electricity58
Source: SEAI
Emission typetCO2Percentage
Thermal 35,467 17%
Transport 48,801 24%
Electricity 118,585 58%

At least 2 of the 31 public sector organisations in this sector have data quality issues that were identified by SEAI