Energy Efficiency and Affordability Division
What is Energy Efficiency?
Energy efficiency is essentially about achieving the same result with less energy, be it space heating, hot water, lighting, driving or powering the workplace. Efficient use of energy directly contributes to security of energy supply, sustainable transport, affordable energy, competitiveness and environmental sustainability.
The key functions of the Division are
- Implementing Ireland’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan
- Developing energy efficiency policies and programmes
- Introducing relevant domestic legislation on energy efficiency
- Negotiating EU legislation
- Servicing domestic and international working groups on energy efficiency
- Servicing the Inter-Departmental/Agency and Utility Group on Affordable Energy
- Development of an Affordable Energy Strategy