Mission Statement

"Promote energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy within the region. To provide professional energy services and to facilitate sustainable development through cleaner greener energy use."

General Objectives

• Undertake programs of specific actions and plans for County Mayo.
• Adopt a course of education and encouragement to enable the greater use of Renewable Energy Resources in the County.
• Address energy economy issues with an integrated approach to all development in County Mayo.
• To promote the efficient and rational use of energy (electricity, oil, solid fuel etc.)
• To provide an energy awareness to the general public.
• To promote and facilitate renewable and sustainable energy technologies.
  
  

  Specific Objectives

   

• To develop a database of energy use and resources within the County.
• To develop a database of CO2 emissions within the County and set a target for reduction.
• To see 10% of the regions electrical energy requirements generated by renewable energy.
• To increase the client base of the agencies energy auditing services.
• Assessment of the regions renewable energy potential -wind, wave, hydro, biogas, solar etc.

  Present Activities

• Public awareness activities
• Domestic Energy Efficiency programme
• Energy education
• Renewable energy information service
• Electricity tariff analysis
• Energy Auditing services
• Energy audits on a regional and DED basis
• Mayo Energy Strategy working Group