Very Large Energy Users
Very large energy users are currently at 32.6% energy efficiency improvement against a target of 33%. Learn more about their energy consumption and energy saving projects.
By 2020, very large energy users in the public sector had saved 32.6%, or 2,136 GWh, since their baselines. This is 29 GWh short of the 2020 target. The savings made are equivalent to 406,000 tonnes CO2 or €139M.
Energy consumption 2020
| 2020 | |
| Very Large Energy Users | 48 |
| Other Public Sector | 52 |
Source: SEAI
| Sector | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Very Large Energy Users | 4425 | 48% |
| Other Public Sector | 4734 | 52% |
Energy breakdown 2020
| 2020 | |
| Grid electricity | 42 |
| Fossil fuels | 40 |
| Renewable energy | 18 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy breakdown | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grid electricity | 1842 | 42% |
| Fossil Fuels | 1766 | 40% |
| Renewable energy | 817 | 18% |
Fuel mix 2020
| 2020 | |
| Electricity | 42 |
| Transport | 34 |
| Natural gas | 7 |
| LPG and biogas | 2 |
| Heating oils | 1 |
| Other renewable fuels | 14 |
Source: SEAI
| Fuel type | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 1877 | 42% |
| Transport | 1521 | 34% |
| Natural gas | 306 | 7% |
| LPG and biogas | 71 | 2% |
| Heating oils | 42 | 1% |
| Other renewable fuels | 610 | 14% |
Energy end use 2020
| 2020 | |
| Office buildings | 4 |
| Other buildings | 7 |
| Water services, waste & other processes | 25 |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 8 |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 17 |
| Transport | 38 |
Source: SEAI
| End use | Total Primary GWh | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Office buildings | 190 | 4% |
| Other buildings | 332 | 7% |
| Water services, waste & other processes | 1088 | 25% |
| Other electricity (unknown use) | 348 | 8% |
| Other thermal (unknown use) | 744 | 17% |
| Transport | 1694 | 38% |
Energy saving projects 2020
| 2020 | |
| Lighting | 33 |
| Buildings (excl Lighting) | 19 |
| ICT systems | 1 |
| Energy management | 16 |
| Procurement and energy supply | 7 |
| Transport | 10 |
| Water services | 1 |
| Combination / Other | 13 |
Source: SEAI
| Energy Saving Projects | No. of projects | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting | 159 | 33% |
| Buildings (excl Lighting) | 94 | 19% |
| ICT Systems | 7 | 1% |
| Energy management | 76 | 16% |
| Procurement and energy supply | 32 | 7% |
| Transport | 47 | 10% |
| Water services | 7 | 1% |
| Combination / other | 65 | 13% |
Savings and gap to 2020 target
| Year | Savings |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 263 |
| 2010 | 416 |
| 2011 | 691 |
| 2012 | 738 |
| 2013 | 922 |
| 2014 | 1085 |
| 2015 | 1230 |
| 2016 | 1240 |
| 2017 | 1565 |
| 2018 | 1767 |
| 2019 | 1952 |
| 2020 | 2136 |
Source: SEAI
By 2020, Very large energy users had saved 32.6%, or 2,136 GWh, since their baselines. This is 29 GWh short of the 2020 target. The savings made are equivalent to 406,000 tonnes CO2 or €139M.
| Savings | 2020 | Cumulative since baseline |
|---|---|---|
| GWh | 2,136 | 14,006 |
| % | 33% | |
| tCO2 | 406,000 | 2,983,000 |
| € | €139 million | €895 million |
GHG emissions 2020
| 2020 | |
| Thermal | 10 |
| Transport | 49 |
| Electricity | 41 |
Source: SEAI
| Emission type | tCO2 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal | 72,371 | 10 |
| Transport | 353,166 | 49 |
| Electricity | 296,023 | 41 |
At least 1 of the 22 PBs in this sector have data quality issues that were identified by SEAI.