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Energy Audits of a Farm, Community Centre and a School


The document summarizes energy audits for three sites in Carrigaline, Co. Cork: Abbey Farm, Carrigaline Community Complex, and Carrigaline Community School. The audits, conducted by Plan Energy Consulting, aimed to identify energy-saving opportunities.


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Key Findings:

Abbey Farm
    • Significant energy consumers include milking machines, cooling equipment, and water heaters.
    • Recommendations: Replace fluorescent lights with LEDs, adopt solar PV systems, and explore anaerobic digestion for biogas production.
Carrigaline Community Complex
    • Heated by electric storage and infrared heaters, with high energy costs during winter.
    • Recommendations: Enhance energy management, switch to LED lighting, install energy trackers, and consider solar PV panels.
Carrigaline Community School
    • High energy use due to inefficient lighting and heating system imbalances.
    • Recommendations: Form an energy team, upgrade to LED lighting, investigate baseload energy consumption, and rebalance the heating system.

The report provides detailed energy consumption data, behavior change strategies, and renewable energy opportunities tailored to each site.

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