Smaller Office Based Organisations
Smaller Office Based Organisations are currently at 53% energy efficiency improvement against a target of 33%. Learn more about their energy consumption and energy saving projects. .
By 2020, Smaller office-based organisations had saved 53.0%, or 49 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by 19 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 8,000 tonnes CO2 or €3M.
Energy consumption 2020
| 2020 | |
| Smaller office-based organisations | 0 |
| Other Public Sector | 100 |
Source: SEAI
| Sector | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Smaller office-based organisations | 43 | 0% |
| Other Public Sector | 9,117 | 100% |
Energy breakdown 2020
| 2020 | |
| Grid electricity | 63 |
| Fossil fuels | 36 |
| Renewable energy | 1 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy breakdown | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grid electricity | 26 | 63% |
| Fossil Fuels | 16 | 36% |
| Renewable energy | 0 | 1% |
Fuel mix 2020
| 2020 | |
| Electricity | 63 |
| Transport | 0 |
| Natural gas | 34 |
| LPG and biogas | 0 |
| Heating oils | 2 |
| Other renewable fuels | 1 |
Source: SEAI
| Fuel type | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 27 | 63% |
| Transport | 0 | 0% |
| Natural gas | 15 | 34% |
| LPG and biogas | 0 | 0% |
| Heating oils | 1 | 2% |
| Other renewable fuels | 0 | 1% |
Energy end use 2020
| 2020 | |
| Office buildings | 74 |
| Other buildings | 11 |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 6 |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 10 |
| Transport | 0 |
Source: SEAI
| End use | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Office buildings | 41 | 74% |
| Other buildings | 3 | 11% |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 4 | 6% |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 3 | 10% |
| Transport | 3 | 0% |
Energy saving projects implemented 2020
| 2020 | |
| Lighting | 24 |
| Buildings (excl Lighting) | 15 |
| ICT systems | 8 |
| Energy management | 41 |
| Procurement & energy supply | 3 |
| Combination / Other | 9 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy Saving Projects Implemented | No. of projects | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting | 46 | 24% |
| Buildings (excl Lighting) | 28 | 15% |
| ICT Systems | 15 | 8% |
| Energy management | 77 | 41% |
| Procurement & energy supply | 6 | 3% |
| Combination / Other | 17 | 9% |
Savings and gap to 2020 target
| Year | Savings |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 49 |
Source: SEAI
By 2020, Smaller office-based organisations had saved 53.0%, or 49 GWh, since their baselines, exceeding the 2020 target by 19 GWh. The savings made are equivalent to 8,000 tonnes CO2 or €3M.
| Savings | 2020 | Cumulative since baseline |
|---|---|---|
| GWh | 49 | 248 |
| % | 53% | |
| tCO2 | 8,000 | 49,000 |
| € | €3 million | €16 million |
GHG emissions 2020
| 2020 | |
| Thermal | 41 |
| Transport | 0 |
| Electricity | 59 |
Source: SEAI
| Emission type | tCO2 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal | 2,962 | 41% |
| Transport | 7 | 0% |
| Electricity | 4,332 | 59% |
At least 5 of the 112 PBs in this sector have data quality issues that were identified by SEAI.