Little Flower Nursing Home, Ardrahan
Services:
- SEAI Funded Energy Audit
Size:
1211m2
Little Flower Nursing Home in Ardrahan, Co. Galway is an elder care facility accommodating up to 50 residents. The facility has a constant 24-hour energy demand for 365 days of the year. Keen to explore opportunities to reduce their energy consumption and save on their energy costs, they availed of a free SEAI Energy Audit through the SEAI’s Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA).
Background
Little Flower Nursing Home was originally constructed in 1995 as a 21 bed facility. In 2004 the facility was extended to 50 beds in total.
Nursing homes are facing unprecedented challenges with cost inflation and increased regulation all impacting on the sustainability of the sector. It is more important than ever to look at ways of managing costs particularly with the ever increasing rises in energy prices.
Through an Energy Audit they would identify opportunities for upgrades and explore options for generating electricity on site through the installation of Solar PV on the roof. They applied to the SEAI for a €2,000 voucher towards the cost of a professional energy audit selecting Energi IQ as their preferred auditor.
The Audit
A SEAI registered Energy Auditor from Energi IQ visited site in August 2025. A detailed site survey of the facility was carried out, including identifying significant energy users.
Existing energy consumption over the previous 12 months was collated using energy billing provided by the client to establish a baseline year. From this energy trends over twelve months were analysed and benchmarked.
The report was then compiled providing a comprehensive list of energy upgrade recommendations that could be implemented to reduce their energy use with potential funding sources identified.
Outcomes
Recommendations included:
Installing all of the recommended measures would lead to an 71% reduction in energy costs.
All measures can be implemented with grants from either the SEAI or Local Enterprise Office which offers a significant contribution towards the capital costs of the upgrades. By availing of this funding, all measures can be implemented with an ROI of less than 4 years.
Benefits from implementing measures from this Energy Audit
