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Energy Efficiency
Fuel mix disclosure
Below, you’ll find the breakdown of the fuel sources we use to supply electricity and the associated environmental impact over the preceding year. This tells you what the electricity you use is made from, and what CO2 emissions it creates. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities requires all electricity suppliers to provide this information to customers.
Electric Ireland Disclosure Label
Applicable Period: January 2021 to December 2021
| Electricity supplied has been sourced from the following fuels |
Electricity Supplied by Electric Ireland (All-island) (% of total) |
Average for All-Island Market for comparison (% of total) |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| Natural Gas | 31.0% | 33.6% |
| Renewable | 65.3% | 55.9% |
| Oil | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| Other | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
| Environmental impact | ||
| CO2 Emissions | 179 gCO2/kWh | 258 gCO2/kWh |
Your specific fuel mix may differ to the fuel mix shown above because Electric Ireland offer 100% Green Electricity Products.
Further information on specific fuel mixes is provided in the table below:
Electric Ireland All-Island Fuel Mix for Green and Standard Electricity Customers
Applicable Period: January 2021 to December 2021
| Electricity supplied has been sourced from the following fuels |
100% Green Electricity Customers |
Standard Electricity Customers |
Annual FMD Supplier Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable | 100.0% | 56.1% | 65.3% |
| PSO | 12.3% | 21.9% | - |
| Non PSO | 87.7% | 78.1% | - |
| Gas | 0.0% | 37.5% | 31.0% |
| Oil | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Coal | 0.0% | 4.2% | 2.4% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Environmental impact | |||
| CO2 Emissions | 0 g per kWh | 235 g per kWh | 179 g per kWh |
| Radioactive Waste | 0 g per kWh | 0 g per kWh | 0 g per kWh |
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