Since 1^st January 2011 public sector bodies are required to report annually on their energy usage and actions taken to reduce consumption – in accordance with S.I. 542 of 2009. These regulations transpose the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive (Directive 2006/32/EC) into Irish law.

There are two key obligations on public bodies with regard to reporting energy performance on an organisational basis:

• Requirement to report the organisation’s energy performance directly to SEAI each year – Track Progress towards the 2020 target.
• Requirement to include a section on the organisation’s energy performance in the organisation’s own annual report. See Your Organisation’s Annual Report

Note: These statutory obligations require organisations to report energy performance on an organisational basis. 

You must complete the two key obligations on public bodies with regard to reporting energy performance on an organisational basis:

To help you track progress towards the 2020 targets, SEAI and the Department of Communications Energy & Natural Resources are developing an energy monitoring and reporting system. See Tracking Progress to 2020.