Ardilaun Guesthouse, Ennis

Ardilaun Guesthouse in Ennis, Co. Clare features 18 bedrooms and is located on the idyllic setting on the River Fergus. 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

Ardilaun Guesthousewas originally opened in 1997 and while the building has been modernised it is still reliant on an old Oil-fired heating system that is coming towards the end of it life.

Through an Energy Audit they hoped to identify opportunities for heating upgrades and explore options for generating electricity on site through the installation of Solar PV. 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 and a 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 68% 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 6 years.

Benefits from implementing measures from this Energy Audit

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