This help page provides an explanation of the data published by SEAI each year for public bodies and schools via its ‘Energy & CO2’ report, which complements each organisation's annual energy statement.
- SEAI is responsible for tracking the public sector's progress towards a range of energy and climate targets.
- To facilitate this, every public body and school is obliged to report energy management and performance data to SEAI on an annual basis (Regulation 5(3) in SI 426 of 2014). They do this by submitting data via SEAI's Public Sector Monitoring & Reporting (M&R) system.
- The M&R system calculates each public body's progress towards the targets in accordance with an established set of methodologies. A similar, simplified set of methodology is used for schools.
- In general, SEAI aims to publish annual energy statements and associated data towards the end of the year after the year for which the data was reported. This gives public bodies and schools sufficient time to gather their energy consumption data for a year and to report it to SEAI, and for SEAI to review and verify the data in accordance with its criteria for data quality.
- A comprehensive glossary provides brief explanations of all the key terms used.
- The annual energy statements for all public bodies and schools are available from SEAI's website (here).
- To access a statement for a specific public body or school, enter the organisation name in the 'organisation' search box.
- Use the ‘display unit’ control to select the units used to display energy (kWh, MWh or GWh) and CO2 emissions (kgCO2, tCO2 or ktCO2).
The Energy & CO2 report comprises a header and a series of charts and data tables that are grouped in multiple report tabs and sub-tabs. Each of the four tabs presents data in a similar structure and format.
The header includes the name of the organisation, the most recent year for which data is available and a short comment on the status of the data presented in the report.
This tab provides different breakdowns of the organisation's final energy consumption over time. Final energy consumption is the energy used by public bodies and other final consuming sectors of the economy, e.g. industry, transport, residential, etc. It excludes the energy used in the energy sector, e.g. for electricity generation, oil refining, etc.
For a more detailed explanation of how final energy consumption is calculated, see ‘final energy consumption’ in energy & CO2.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of final energy consumption by mode, i.e. between thermal energy, transport energy and electricity. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the organisation's energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows final energy consumption in each year, broken down by the energy types in which the consumption was reported, and aggregated by mode.
- The second table provides an alternative breakdown of final energy consumption by mode in which any electricity that has been reported as being used for heat and transport are aggregated into the heat and transport modes respectively.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of final energy consumption by energy category.
- Energy categories are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, heating oils, LPG, solid fossil fuels, solid biomass, district heating, other thermal renewables, marked diesel (non thermal), transport fuels (fossil), transport fuels (biofuels).
- Note that energy categories are different to fuel groups, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into energy categories.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of final energy consumption by fuel group.
- Fuel groups are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, oil, coal & peat, bioenergy, other RE (renewable energy).
- Note that fuel groups are different to energy categories, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fuel groups.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of final energy consumption between renewable energy, fossil fuels and grid electricity. Note that only onsite renewable electricity generation (onsite RE generation) is classified as renewable electricity in this breakdown. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity.
- The second table shows final energy consumption in each year, broken down between fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity, and aggregated by mode (thermal, transport, electricity).
This tab provides different breakdowns of the organisation's weather-adjusted final energy consumption over time. Weather-adjustment is an adjustment to thermal energy consumption (including electricity used for heat) to account for variations in average temperature from year to year. The impact is to adjust downward thermal consumption for years that were colder than average and to adjust upward thermal consumption for years that were warmer than average. Adjustment factors are calculated for each year based on Met Éireann weather data.
For a more detailed explanation of weather adjustment, see ‘weather-adjusted final energy consumption’ in energy & CO2.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of weather-adjusted final energy consumption by mode, i.e. between thermal energy, transport energy and electricity. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows weather-adjusted final energy consumption in each year, broken down by mode.
- The second table provides an alternative breakdown of weather-adjusted final energy consumption by mode in which the electricity that has been reported as being used for heat and transport are aggregated into the heat and transport modes respectively.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of weather-adjusted final energy consumption by energy category.
- Energy categories are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, heating oils, LPG, solid fossil fuels, solid biomass, district heating, other thermal renewables, marked diesel (non thermal), transport fuels (fossil), transport fuels (biofuels).
- Note that energy categories are different to fuel groups, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows weather-adjusted final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into energy categories.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of weather-adjusted final energy consumption by fuel group.
- Fuel groups are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, oil, coal & peat, bioenergy, other RE (renewable energy).
- Note that fuel groups are different to energy categories, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows weather-adjusted final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fuel groups.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of weather-adjusted final energy consumption between renewable energy, fossil fuels and grid electricity. Note that only onsite renewable electricity generation (onsite RE generation) is classified as renewable electricity in this breakdown. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows weather-adjusted final energy consumption in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity.
- The second table shows weather-adjusted final energy consumption in each year, broken down between fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity, and aggregated by mode (thermal, transport, electricity).
This tab provides different breakdowns of the organisation's primary energy over time. Primary energy accounts for energy that is consumed and/or lost in transformation, transmission and distribution processes. It is calculated by applying primary energy conversion factors, which vary by fuel type, to final energy consumption values.
For a more detailed explanation of primary energy, see ‘primary energy requirement’ in energy & CO2.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of primary energy by mode, i.e. between thermal energy, transport energy and electricity. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows primary energy in each year, broken down by mode.
- The second table provides an alternative breakdown of primary energy by mode in which the electricity that has been reported as being used for heat and transport are aggregated into the heat and transport modes respectively.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of primary energy by energy category.
- Energy categories are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, heating oils, LPG, solid fossil fuels, solid biomass, district heating, other thermal renewables, marked diesel (non thermal), transport fuels (fossil), transport fuels (biofuels).
- Note that energy categories are different to fuel groups, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows primary energy in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into energy categories.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of primary energy by fuel group.
- Fuel groups are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption: electricity, natural gas, oil, coal & peat, bioenergy, other RE (renewable energy).
- Note that fuel groups are different to energy categories, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows primary energy in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fuel groups.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of primary energy between renewable energy, fossil fuels and grid electricity. Note that only onsite renewable electricity generation (onsite RE generation) is classified as renewable electricity in this breakdown. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows primary energy in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity.
- The second table shows primary energy in each year, broken down between fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity, and aggregated by mode (thermal, transport, electricity).
This tab provides different breakdowns of the organisation's CO2 emissions over time.
For an explanation of how CO2 emissions are calculated, see ‘CO2 emissions’ in energy & CO2.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of CO2 emissions by mode, i.e. between thermal energy, transport energy and electricity. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows CO2 emissions in each year, broken down by mode.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of CO2 emissions by energy category.
- Energy categories are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption and CO2 emissions: electricity, natural gas, heating oils, LPG, solid fossil fuels, solid biomass, district heating, other thermal renewables, marked diesel (non thermal), transport fuels (fossil), transport fuels (biofuels).
- Note that energy categories are different to fuel groups, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows CO2 emissions in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into energy categories.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of CO2 emissions by fuel group.
- Fuel groups are groupings of energy types into which the M&R system aggregates energy consumption and CO2 emissions: electricity, natural gas, oil, coal & peat, bioenergy, other RE (renewable energy).
- Note that fuel groups are different to energy categories, which are alternative groupings into which energy types are aggregated.
- The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The table shows CO2 emissions in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fuel groups.
- The donut chart provides a breakdown of CO2 emissions between renewable energy, fossil fuels and grid electricity. The data shown is for the last year for which data was reported, as indicated in the report header.
- The stacked area chart provides a time series of the same data, from the start of the energy efficiency baseline period onwards.
- The first table shows CO2 emissions in each year, broken down by energy type and aggregated into fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity.
- The second table shows CO2 emissions in each year, broken down between fossil fuels, renewables and grid electricity, and aggregated by mode (thermal, transport, electricity).