SEAP Monitoring and developing

indicatorsJoe Hayden

Energy Engineer

Codema – Dublin’s Energy Agency

Founded in 1997 on the initiative of Dublin City Council with support from the European Commission

Acts as the sustainable energy adviser to Dublin City Council and since Jan 2009 to Fingal and South Dublin County Councils

Codema – Our experience

The SECURE Project

Four action plans developed: Dublin, Ireland Malmo, Sweden Hillerod, Denmark Tallinn, Estonia

The Covenant of Mayors

Codema have been involved with the COM from the beginning

Participated in the development of the COM SEAP development

Submitted first SEAP in 2010

The Covenant of Mayors

What have we learned?

Its as complex as you make it

Many approaches and many solutions

Just make a start, then improve

Covenant of Mayors: Step 3

Progress in Accuracy: Residential Sector

Sustainable Energy Action Plan Baseline Emissions Inventory:

2006 Baseline Year

“Sample” Dwelling used

Estimated U-values &

EfficiencyMonitoring Emissions Inventory:

2011 Baseline Year

SEAI National BER Research

Tool

Actual figures for approx.

26% households in Dublin

City

Includes detailed data on

Dublin City households

Results: Dublin City Residential Sector

Results: Dublin City Residential Sector

Results: Dublin City Residential Sector

Results: Dublin City Residential Sector

Solar 4 GWh

Biomass 3.5 GWh

Heatpump 2.8 GWh

Results: Dublin City Residential Sector

Baseline Final Energy Usage (2006): 5.9 TWh, emitting 1,723,807 t CO2

Monitoring Final Energy Usage (2011): 4.5 TWh, emitting 1,004,643 t CO2

Energy Savings (2006-2011): 1.4 TWh, equal to 23% reduction

Carbon Emissions Savings (2006-2011): 719,164 t CO2, equal to 42% reduction

Sample Indicator

The SEAP & Monitoring

What makes a good Indicator?

1. Is from a reliable data source

2. Updated on a regular basis

Questions to ask: Can you get the information now if

you need it? Will it be published again next year

or is it a one off?

COM Indicator examples

Data management in the LA

survey information for 132 public buildings

over 1644 electricity accounts

Over 432 gas accounts

Data management in the LA

Each site has an ID number connected to its MPRN(s) + GPRN(s) + survey data + DEC data + energy saving projects + etc...

LEAP Indicator 1