Survey Name:

Business Energy Use

Survey purpose:

Collection of information about Energy Use by businesses in Ireland

Legislative Basis National:

Staturory Instrument 116 of 2016

Legislative Basis European:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2014

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Mining, Manufacturing, Construction and Services sectors

Sampling Frame:

CSO register of all businesses in Ireland

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2009-2013

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Mining, Manufacturing, Construction and Services sectors

Survey Size:

Around 5,000 businesses

Principal Variables:

Quantity and cost of each fuel used by businesses

Principal External Users:

Eurostat, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment