SEAI will update the M&R system in August 2024 to incorporate a section on energy projects. Public bodies will then be required to report details of their projects. The reporting window during which the system will be open for public bodies to report this data will be from 26 August 2024 to 15 November 2024. Most project data that was previously reported via the old M&R system will be migrated to the new system.
This help page will be further developed with detailed guidance before then.
The following are key principles related to the reporting of energy-saving projects.
There are four options for project status. The option you select for project status affects whether certain fields are mandatory. It also affects how the data you report is used in calculations and published by SEAI.
- ‘Implemented’: the project has already been implemented. You must report an implementation year and energy savings. SEAI may publish details of this project.
- ‘Planned’: the project is planned for implementation in a specific future year. You must report an implementation year and energy savings. This project will be included in the with-planned-projects (WPP) scenario calculated for your school. SEAI may publish details of this project.
- ‘Tentative’: the project may be implemented in a specific future year. You must report an implementation year and energy savings. This project will not be included in the WPP scenario calculated for your school. SEAI will not publish details of this project.
- ‘Potential opportunity’: the project may be implemented at some future time. You do not have to report an implementation year or energy savings. This project will not be included in the WPP scenario calculated for your school. SEAI will not publish details of this project.
- You must report energy savings for all projects, except those with a status of ‘potential opportunity’.
- You must report the annual reduction in consumption of different energy types arising from the project.
- All reductions/savings should be expressed in kilowatt-hours (kWh) of final energy consumption per annum.
The following is an indicative list of data fields that can be reported for each project in 2024. Not all items will be mandatory.
- ‘Name’: this must be unique, i.e. you cannot use the same name for multiple projects.
- ‘Location’: building, room or other location at which project was (or will be) implemented.
- 'Status': see guidance above. Note that several subsequent fields become mandatory or optional depending on your choice of project status.
- ‘Type’ and 'Sub-type'
- ‘Implementation year’: the year in which the project was (or will be) completed.
- 'Duration of savings': number of years after the implementation year for which the energy savings arising from the project will last.
- ‘Tags’: you can add your own user-defined tags to projects.
- 'Triple E': the Triple E Register is a list of products approved by SEAI as being energy efficient.
- ‘Verification methodology’: choose the option that best describes how the savings were (will be) verified. Measurement and verification is the process of using measurement to reliably determine the energy savings achieved from a project.
- ‘Cost’: total cost of the project, in euro.
- ‘Can SEAI use as a case study’: if you tick this box, SEAI may choose to showcase your project via a case study, and may contact you for additional details.
- ‘Scale’: select the option that is most relevant. You can only complete this field for future projects.
- 'Readiness': choose the project readiness status that best matches the status of the project. You can only complete this field for future projects.
- ‘Other info’: optionally provide other information about the project.
- 'Energy savings': you must report energy savings for all projects, except those with a status of ‘potential opportunity’.
The projects screen will incorporate functionality to upload and download buildings.