Business Energy Use

Survey Name:

Business Energy Use

Survey purpose:

Collection of information about Energy Use by enterprises in Ireland

Legislative Basis National:

Statistics (Business Energy Use Survey) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 15 of 2024) made under the Statistics Act, 1993

Legislative Basis European:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Industry and Services Sectors

Sampling Frame:

CSO register of all enterprises in Ireland

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2009-2023

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Industry and Services Sectors

Survey Size:

Around 5,000 enterprises

Principal Variables:

Quantity and cost of each fuel used by enterprises

Principal External Users:

Eurostat, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Environment Statistics

Contact Person:

Dympna Corry (Climate and Energy Division)

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Tony Zheng (Enterprise Data Collection Unit)

Contact email:

environment@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000