Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority

5. CURRENT ENERGY BALANCE
An estimated energy balance was prepared for the purpose of assessing the current
energy situation within the Region. The primary aim of this undertaking is to identify
the current demand for energy within the Region.
The energy balance provided information on the energy requirements of the following five sectors:
• Industry
• Transport
• Residential
• Commercial/Public Services
• Agriculture.
It also illustrated the levels of consumption of the various
forms of fuels. This energy balance identifies the areas in
which energy consumption can be supplemented by alternative fuels.
This regional balance can be used to monitor energy usage within the Region and
to identify future trends. This will allow more effective energy management on a
regional basis. It will also serve as an information tool for
investors to identify the key areas for
development of renewable energy.
5.1. Energy Balance Method
Sustainable Energy Ireland, on behalf of the DCENR,
produces a national energy balance on an annual basis and
it gives details of the total primary energy requirement (TPER)
and the total final consumption (TFC) for Ireland.( 22 ) TPER is
the total quantity of energy consumed within the country
and Available Final Energy Consumption is a measure of the
amount of energy that is available once the energy used in
the production of useable energy and in non-energy related
activities has been deducted.
TFC is a measure of the energy that was actually consumed within the Region. The most recently available national
energy balance is for 2006 and this was used as a basis for developing the regional balance for the South-East Region.
The general approach that has been taken is to proportion data found at a national level and to weight it according to
the consumption within the various sectors.
The results are presented in Table 5.1.
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