€60 million saved on energy bills by large employers
November 18, 2009 in Energy, News by Stephen Hewitt
Some of Ireland’s largest employers improved their competitiveness by avoiding €60 million in energy costs during 2008.
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr Eamon Ryan, announced the news at the Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) global conference on energy management in Farmleigh, Dublin.
The global conference included energy experts from over 20 countries including the US, Japan, Italy and Finland. At the conference more was learnt about the success of Ireland’s large enterprises in driving substantial energy efficiencies through implementing Ireland’s Energy Management Standard.
The following companies are amongst the 122 members of SEI’s Large Energy Network (LIEN) who reduced their energy costs by €60 million in 2008:
- Intel
- Diageo
- Pfizer
- Glanbia
At the conference, Minister Ryan stated that:
“Ireland’s large enterprises are developing innovative energy solutions and moving towards exporting their energy expertise. This is vital to developing the green economy and supporting jobs and innovative industry into the future. It also builds upon Ireland’s foundation as a leader in the area of energy management, which we are delighted to share with our international colleagues attending today’s conference in Farmleigh.”
The SEI’s LIEN programme has been in place for 15 years and participants include over 60% of Ireland’s industrial energy use and collectively had energy costs in excess of €1 billion in 2008.
