Energy Data Downloads

Annual Energy Balances

An energy balance is an accounting framework for the compilation and reconciliation of data on all energy products entering, exiting and used in a country during a reference period.  Put simply, an energy balance is a matrix, where columns are energy products (fuels) and rows are energy flows (production – transformation – consumption sectors).

Energy Data as Timeseries

To facilitate analysis, the energy balance data is presented here in timeseries format.  Different cuts can be made of the energy balances and the two main views are of the energy flows and the fuels.

Fuel Cost Comparisons

SEAI published fuel cost comparison tables quarterly that are  are designed to help consumbers to make reasonable comparisons between the cost performance of various fuels used in the more common types of heating system in Ireland.  Tables are published for both commercial and domestic consumers.

The tables apply to space heating only and for clarity and consistency, the tables compare heating costs on a common base of cost per useful unit of heat output to a room or space (cent per kilowatt hour or c/kWh). This is based on the assumption that the nature of the heat output from each fuel and heating system combination can be directly compared with the alternatives, despite the fact that there are some differences in comfort and control standards, and in maintenance requirements, between the systems.