Energy Data Portal

Final Energy

Final energy is the energy that is consumed directly by the end-user. It includes all the energy that is delivered for activities as diverse as manufacturing, transport of people and goods, and the day-to-day energy requirements of living such as heating and cooking.
Final energy does not include the energy consumed by the energy industry itself in the transformation sector or distribution losses. For example it includes the electricity used by end-users, but not the energy that was consumed to produce the electricity, such as coal, gas or wind.
The historic data is taken from Ireland’s National Energy Balances. For more detailed commentary on the historic data see Key Statistics and SEAI’s Energy in Ireland report.

Toggles

Toggle to Breakdown by Sector Chart
Click this icon to display a chart of final energy by sector

Toggle to Breakdown by Fuel
Click this icon to display a chart of final energy by fuel

Toggle to Table View
Click this icon to display a table of the data behind any chart

Power BI native features

Note: All Power BI native features appear upon ‘hover’ on a chart or table

Drill Up
Select the 'Drill Up' Icon to return to a higher level of any visual, into which you have drilled down

Drill Down
Any graph which includes a greater level of detail on the included fields, will have the option to drill down into the data. To manually drill into one section of a visual, select the single-arrow drill down (see below), and then click the field that you want to drill into:
 
Drill Down (entire level)
Alternatively, to drilling into one specific field, you can also drill into every field via ‘next level’ drill feature. The double down-arrow will surface the lower level of all fields contained within a visual:
 
Expand Drill
Finally, if you want to see both the ‘parent’ and ‘child’ field of a drill together, you can use the Expand option. Selecting this forked path icon will drill through to the lower level of any visual, but the name of the parent field will appear next to its own subfields.
 

Focus Mode
To expand any visual to full-screen mode, select the focus mode icon:

Filters

On the left hand side of the dashboard you can select the range of years and the fuels types that you wish to display.
You can also choose between different units of energy: ktoe(default), GWh or TJ

• Use the Expand All icon to see a more detailed split of fuels
• Use the Collapse All icon to simplify the fuel split selection back to main fuel groups
• Use the Clear All icon to remove all filters and start again

Energy related CO₂ emissions

The most important greenhouse gas from the point of view of human contribution to climate change is carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the combustion of fossil fuels for energy. CO₂ from burning fossil fuels currently accounts for about 60% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland. For further commentary on energy related CO₂ emissions see our Key Statistics section and our Energy related CO₂ emissions report. Irelands national greenhouse gas inventory is produced by the EPA.

Toggles

Toggle to Breakdown by Sector Chart
Click this icon to display a chart of final energy by sector

Toggle to Breakdown by Fuel
Click this icon to display a chart of final energy by fuel

Toggle to Table View
Click this icon to display a table of the data behind any chart

Power BI native features

Note: All Power BI native features appear upon ‘hover’ on a chart or table

Drill Up
Select the 'Drill Up' Icon to return to a higher level of any visual, into which you have drilled down

Drill Down
Any graph which includes a greater level of detail on the included fields, will have the option to drill down into the data. To manually drill into one section of a visual, select the single-arrow drill down (see below), and then click the field that you want to drill into:
 
Drill Down (entire level)
Alternatively, to drilling into one specific field, you can also drill into every field via ‘next level’ drill feature. The double down-arrow will surface the lower level of all fields contained within a visual:
 
Expand Drill
Finally, if you want to see both the ‘parent’ and ‘child’ field of a drill together, you can use the Expand option. Selecting this forked path icon will drill through to the lower level of any visual, but the name of the parent field will appear next to its own subfields.
 

Focus Mode
To expand any visual to full-screen mode, select the focus mode icon:

Filters

On the left hand side of the dashboard you can select the range of years and the fuels types that you wish to display.
You can also choose between different units of energy: ktoe(default), GWh or TJ

• Use the Expand All icon to see a more detailed split of fuels
• Use the Collapse All icon to simplify the fuel split selection back to main fuel groups
• Use the Clear All icon to remove all filters and start again

Primary Energy

Primary energy is the total amount of energy used in Ireland. It includes the final energy used directly by the end-user, as well as the energy inputs to transformation processes such as electricity generation and oil refining. Other losses such as electricity transmission and distribution are also included.

The 2024 National Energy Projections modelled four scenarios:

• Projections With Existing Measures (WEM):
  The WEM scenario is intended to reflect Ireland’s energy use, given only the measures in place by the end of 2022. This assumes no further measures are implemented in later years. The 2023 Climate Action Plan (CAP23) is therefore in scope for consideration, however the WEM scenario does not assume that all targets set out in the CAP23 are met. The WEM scenario does not take account of new policies and measures or increases in ambition set out in subsequent CAPs that have not yet been implemented.
• Projections With Additional Measures (WAM):
  The WAM scenario is intended to reflect planned measures, in addition to those in the WEM scenario. Planned measures might not be implemented yet, but should have a realistic chance of being implemented within the modelled time horizon. The latest published Climate Action Plan (CAP24) measures are in scope for this scenario, and at present the WAM broadly assumes that targets set out in CAP24 for 2030 are achieved. The set of WAM measures is reviewed annually and is subject to change based on progress to date.
• Projections With Existing Measures and long-term low fossil fuel price environment (Low WEM):
  Underlying macroeconomic conditions, including the price of fossil fuels, can have a significant impact on future energy supply and demand. The Low WEM scenario is a price sensitivity on the WEM with the same policy assumptions as the WEM, but assuming sustained significantly lower wholesale fossil fuel prices over the modelled horizon. The Low prices are derived from a projection from the International Energy Agency (IEA), while the higher price projection from the European Commission is included in the WEM and WAM scenarios.
• Projections With Additional Measures combined risk of delayed achievement (Combined Risk):
  The Combined Risk scenario explores the potential impact of delays in the achievement of several targets set out in CAP24. This scenario was derived by starting from the WAM scenario and varying several key assumptions to illustrate the potential scope of deviation from WAM projections that could be seen if there are delays in delivery of targets. The delayed achievement risks assumed include: delayed delivery of onshore and offshore renewable electricity generation, biomethane, district heating, transport demand reduction measures, retrofits, heat pumps, and an increase in aviation activity.

The table below outlines a selection of key policy assumption differences on 2030 achievement between the scenarios shown in this dashboard.

Toggles

Toggle to Breakdown by Fuel
Click this icon to display a chart of primary energy by fuel

Toggle to Table View
Click this icon to display a table of the data behind any chart

Power BI native features

Note: All Power BI native features appear upon ‘hover’ on a chart or table

Focus Mode
To expand any visual to full-screen mode, select the focus mode icon:

Filters

On the left hand side of the dashboard you can select the range of years, scenario and the fuel types that you wish to display.
You can also choose between different units of energy: ktoe(default), GWh or TJ

Final Energy

Final energy is the energy that is consumed directly by the end-user. It includes all the energy that is delivered for activities as diverse as manufacturing, transport of people and goods, and the day-to-day energy requirements of living such as heating and cooking. Final energy does not include the energy consumed by the energy industry itself in the transformation sector or distribution losses. For example, it includes the electricity used by end-users, but not the energy that was consumed to produce the electricity, such as coal, gas, or wind.

The 2024 National Energy Projections modelled four scenarios:

• Projections With Existing Measures (WEM):

The WEM scenario is intended to reflect Ireland’s energy use, given only the measures in place by the end of 2022. This assumes no further measures are implemented in later years. The 2023 Climate Action Plan (CAP23) is therefore in scope for consideration, however the WEM scenario does not assume that all targets set out in the CAP23 are met. The WEM scenario does not take account of new policies and measures or increases in ambition set out in subsequent CAPs that have not yet been implemented.

• Projections With Additional Measures (WAM):

The WAM scenario is intended to reflect planned measures, in addition to those in the WEM scenario. Planned measures might not be implemented yet, but should have a realistic chance of being implemented within the modelled time horizon. The latest published Climate Action Plan (CAP24) measures are in scope for this scenario, and at present the WAM broadly assumes that targets set out in CAP24 for 2030 are achieved. The set of WAM measures is reviewed annually and is subject to change based on progress to date.

• Projections With Existing Measures and long-term low fossil fuel price environment (Low WEM):

Underlying macroeconomic conditions, including the price of fossil fuels, can have a significant impact on future energy supply and demand. The Low WEM scenario is a price sensitivity on the WEM with the same policy assumptions as the WEM, but assuming sustained significantly lower wholesale fossil fuel prices over the modelled horizon. The Low prices are derived from a projection from the International Energy Agency (IEA), while the higher price projection from the European Commission is included in the WEM and WAM scenarios.

• Projections With Additional Measures combined risk of delayed achievement (Combined Risk):

The Combined Risk scenario explores the potential impact of delays in the achievement of several targets set out in CAP24. This scenario was derived by starting from the WAM scenario and varying several key assumptions to illustrate the potential scope of deviation from WAM projections that could be seen if there are delays in delivery of targets. The delayed achievement risks assumed include: delayed delivery of onshore and offshore renewable electricity generation, biomethane, district heating, transport demand reduction measures, retrofits, heat pumps, and an increase in aviation activity.

The table below outlines a selection of key policy assumption differences on 2030 achievement between the scenarios shown in this dashboard.

Toggles

Toggle to Breakdown by Fuel
Click this icon to display a chart of primary energy by fuel

Toggle to Table View
Click this icon to display a table of the data behind any chart

Power BI native features

Note: All Power BI native features appear upon ‘hover’ on a chart or table

Focus Mode
To expand any visual to full-screen mode, select the focus mode icon:

Filters

On the left hand side of the dashboard you can select the range of years, scenario, sector and the fuel types that you wish to display.
You can also choose between different units of energy: ktoe(default), GWh or TJ

Energy related CO₂ emissions

The most important greenhouse gas from the point of view of human contribution to climate change is carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the combustion of fossil fuels for energy. CO₂ from burning fossil fuels currently accounts for about 60% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland. This dashboard only shows data for energy related CO₂ emissions. It does not include non-energy related greenhouse gas emissions such as industrial process emissions or emissions from livestock, and it doesn’t include non-CO₂ greenhouse gas emissions from energy use such as NOX emissions. Data on the full range of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland is available from www.epa.ie

The 2024 National Energy Projections modelled four scenarios:

• Projections With Existing Measures (WEM):

The WEM scenario is intended to reflect Ireland’s energy use, given only the measures in place by the end of 2022. This assumes no further measures are implemented in later years. The 2023 Climate Action Plan (CAP23) is therefore in scope for consideration, however the WEM scenario does not assume that all targets set out in the CAP23 are met. The WEM scenario does not take account of new policies and measures or increases in ambition set out in subsequent CAPs that have not yet been implemented.

• Projections With Additional Measures (WAM):

The WAM scenario is intended to reflect planned measures, in addition to those in the WEM scenario. Planned measures might not be implemented yet, but should have a realistic chance of being implemented within the modelled time horizon. The latest published Climate Action Plan (CAP24) measures are in scope for this scenario, and at present the WAM broadly assumes that targets set out in CAP24 for 2030 are achieved. The set of WAM measures is reviewed annually and is subject to change based on progress to date

• Projections With Existing Measures and long-term low fossil fuel price environment (Low WEM):

Underlying macroeconomic conditions, including the price of fossil fuels, can have a significant impact on future energy supply and demand. The Low WEM scenario is a price sensitivity on the WEM with the same policy assumptions as the WEM, but assuming sustained significantly lower wholesale fossil fuel prices over the modelled horizon. The Low prices are derived from a projection from the International Energy Agency (IEA), while the higher price projection from the European Commission is included in the WEM and WAM scenarios

• Projections With Additional Measures combined risk of delayed achievement (Combined Risk):

The Combined Risk scenario explores the potential impact of delays in the achievement of several targets set out in CAP24. This scenario was derived by starting from the WAM scenario and varying several key assumptions to illustrate the potential scope of deviation from WAM projections that could be seen if there are delays in delivery of targets. The delayed achievement risks assumed include: delayed delivery of onshore and offshore renewable electricity generation, biomethane, district heating, transport demand reduction measures, retrofits, heat pumps, and an increase in aviation activity

The table below outlines a selection of key policy assumption differences on 2030 achievement between the scenarios shown in this dashboard

Toggles

Toggle to Breakdown by Fuel
Click this icon to display a chart of primary energy by fuel

Toggle to Table View
Click this icon to display a table of the data behind any chart

Power BI native features

Note: All Power BI native features appear upon ‘hover’ on a chart or table

Focus Mode
To expand any visual to full-screen mode, select the focus mode icon:

Filters

On the left hand side of the dashboard you can select the range of years, scenario, sector and the fuel types that you wish to display.
You can also choose between different units of CO₂ emissions: ktCO₂(default), MtCO₂ or tCO₂