Local Authorities Energy Consumption
Local Authorities are currently at 33% energy efficiency improvement against a target of 33%. Learn more about their energy consumption and energy saving projects.
By 2020, Local Authorities had saved 33%, or 706 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by 86 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 142,000 tonnes CO2 or €46 million.
Energy consumption 2020
| 2020 | |
| Local Authorities | 11 |
| Other Public Sector | 89 |
Source: SEAI
| Sector | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Local Authorities | 1,028 | 11% |
| Other Public Sector | 8,132 | 89% |
Energy breakdown 2020
| 2020 | |
| Grid electricity | 60 |
| Fossil fuels | 36 |
| Renewable energy | 3 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy breakdown | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grid electricity | 629 | 60% |
| Fossil Fuels | 374 | 36% |
| Renewable energy | 34 | 3% |
Fuel mix 2020
| 2020 | |
| Electricity | 61 |
| Transport | 21 |
| Natural gas | 14 |
| LPG and biogas | 1 |
| Heating oils | 3 |
| Other renewable fuels | 1 |
Source: SEAI
| Fuel type | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 624 | 61% |
| Transport | 212 | 21% |
| Natural gas | 142 | 14% |
| LPG and biogas | 11 | 1% |
| Heating oils | 29 | 3% |
| Other renewable fuels | 11 | 1% |
Energy end use 2020
| 2020 | |
| Office buildings | 10 |
| Other buildings | 19 |
| Public lighting | 33 |
| Water services, waste & other processes | 1 |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 10 |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 6 |
| Transport | 21 |
Source: SEAI
| End use | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Office buildings | 101 | 10% |
| Other buildings | 194 | 19% |
| Public Lighting | 343 | 33% |
| Water services, waste & other processes | 11 | 1% |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 104 | 10% |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 61 | 6% |
| Transport | 212 | 21% |
Energy saving projects 2020
| 2020 | |
| Lighting | 33 |
| Buildings (excl lighting) | 18 |
| ICT systems | 4 |
| Energy management | 6 |
| Procurement and energy supply | 6 |
| Transport | 4 |
| Water services | 12 |
| Combination / Other | 17 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy Saving Projects | No. of projects | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting | 301 | 33% |
| Buildings | 161 | 18% |
| ICT Systems | 36 | 4% |
| Energy management | 53 | 6% |
| Procurement and energy supply | 59 | 6% |
| Transport | 41 | 4% |
| Water services | 105 | 12% |
| Combination / other | 157 | 17% |
Savings and gap to 2020 target
| Year | Savings |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 86 |
| 2010 | 107 |
| 2011 | 212 |
| 2012 | 254 |
| 2013 | 281 |
| 2014 | 329 |
| 2015 | 362 |
| 2016 | 394 |
| 2017 | 447 |
| 2018 | 507 |
| 2019 | 577 |
| 2020 | 706 |
Source: SEAI
By 2020, Local authorities had saved 33%, or 706 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by 86 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 142,000 tonnes CO2 or €46M.
| Savings | 2020 | Cumulative since baseline |
|---|---|---|
| GWh | 706 | 4,270 |
| % | 33% | |
| tCO2 | 142,000 | 1,041,000 |
| € | €46 million | €273 million |
GHG emissions 2020
| 2020 | |
| Thermal | 19 |
| Transport | 26 |
| Electricity | 54 |
Source: SEAI
| Emission type | tCO2 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal | 35,453 | 19% |
| Transport | 48,554 | 26% |
| Electricity | 99,588 | 54% |
At least 1 of the 31 PBs in this sector have data quality issues that were identified by SEAI.