Obligated Party Support: Donegal County Council and Retrofit Energy Ireland Limited (REIL) partnership
Donegal County Council has received both technical and financial support from Retrofit Energy Ireland Limited (REIL), an Obligated Party, to deliver key energy saving projects.
Introduction
Retrofit Energy Ireland Limited (REIL) is an obligated party under the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS) and has partnered with Donegal County Council since 2012 to deliver energy management support. Under this multi-annual contract, Donegal County Council benefit from energy savings while REIL claim credits against those energy savings to meet their EEOS targets.
| 2012 - Present | The obligated party provides energy management support for Donegal County Council. |
| 2014-2018 | Donegal County Council used the support of the Obligated Party to secure €434,800 in grant funding for 82 energy upgrades across their portfolio. The Obligated Party provided support and collation for Donegal County Council’s Climate Action Plan grant application, from which €3.5 million in funding was secured. |
| 2018-Present | The Obligated Party helped Donegal County Council achieve ISO 50001 accreditation and continue to support the annual maintenance of this accreditation. The Obligated Party provided circa €300,000 in capex grants for Donegal County Council energy upgrades. Furthermore, a significant public lighting project was completed, resulting in energy savings of approximately 3.3 GWh, which qualified for energy credits. |
Partnership Achievements
In 2016, with the support from the Obligated Party (REIL), Donegal County Council was one of the first local authorities to achieve an ISO 50001 accredited energy management system (EnMS). The Council has since continued in the success of recertification year on year.
Since 2016, Donegal County Council has successfully completed various energy projects with funding support from REIL, as well as SEAI and European grants. Projects include:
- Retrofit replacement of existing lighting to energy efficient LED lighting at 10 locations.
- 11 Solar PV System installations, ranging between 6kW – 15kW systems.
- 2 Public Services Centre’s deep retrofits, with the removal of fossil fuel heating to a heat pump technology
- Deep retrofits of 3 Former Army Barrack buildings with heat pump heating systems and cavity and attic insulation.
- 16 Electrical Vehicles introduced to Donegal County Council’s vehicle fleet.
- 82% conversion of Donegal County Council’s 19,463 public lights to LED, with the remaining 18% to be completed by 2030.
You can request Obligated Party support by following the link below or visiting Housing Bodies and Local Authorities | EEOS | SEAI. Please note, a support request must be submitted in advance of the project start date.