Planning Guidelines for Free Planning Authorities and An Bord Pleanála on carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments APPENDIX 3: Annual Energy Efficiency Reporting - Overview of Energy Usage in 2013 The energy consumption figures for the Department given below cover the Departmental offices at the Custom House, Wexford and Ballina. Approximately one third of energy consumption was for space heating, while lighting, ventilation, hot water, office (IT) and catering equipment accounted for the vast majority of the remaining energy consumption. The relevant figures for 2013 are: Location Electricity Gas Renewable Total % Reduction (MWh) (MWh) Fuels (MWh) on (MWh) Baseline Year (2007) Custom 2,735 966 1,761 8.5 +20.43% House (65%) Ballina 281 267 Nil 548 (13%) -20% Wexford 525 396 0.1 921(22%) +1.3% 4,205 -11.4% (100%) Overall, savings in energy consumption across the three Departmental offices for the period of 2013 against the baseline year (2007) is -11.4% The baseline year of 2007 is the first year the Department participated in the OPW Power @ Work” scheme, a staff energy awareness campaign in 250 “Optimising large buildings owned/leased by the OPW for use by Government Departments and state agencies to reduce CO2 emissions from energy consumption by the public sector. The main focus of the campaign is an intensive staff energy awareness campaign in all participating buildings, while at the same time
Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities and An Bord Pleanála on carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments Free APPENDIX 3: Annual Energy Efficiency Reporting - Overview of Energy Usage in 2013 The energy consumption figures for the Department given below cover the Departmental offices at the Custom House, Wexford and Ballina. Approximately one third of energy consumption was for space heating, while lighting, ventilation, hot water, office (IT) and catering equipment accounted for the vast majority of the remaining energy consumption. The relevant figures for 2013 are: Location Electricity (MWh) Gas (MWh) Renewable Fuels (MWh) Total (MWh) % Reduction on Baseline Year (2007) Custom House 966 1,761 8.5 2,735 (65%) +20.43% Ballina 281 267 Nil 548 (13%) -20% Wexford 525 396 0.1 921(22%) +1.3% 4,205 (100%) -11.4% Overall, savings in energy consumption across the three Departmental offices for the period of 2013 against the baseline year (2007) is -11.4% The baseline year of 2007 is the first year the Department participated in the OPW “Optimising Power @ Work” scheme, a staff energy awareness campaign in 250 large buildings owned/leased by the OPW for use by Government Departments and state agencies to reduce CO2 emissions from energy consumption by the public sector. The main focus of the campaign is an intensive staff energy awareness campaign in all participating buildings, while at the same time
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