{"id":113,"date":"2022-02-05T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2022-03-08T16:34:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:34:07","slug":"methodology-and-baseline-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/energy-master-plan\/methodology-and-baseline-data\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Methodology and Baseline Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Top-down data analysis was completed using data from national authority databases, as listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sources.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sources.jpg 888w, https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sources-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sources-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 4: Data Sources\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The baseline year selected for the top-down method was 2018, due to the availability of the 2018 National Energy Balance data. The national energy data was apportioned to a county level based on population figures from the most recent census. The data represents the energy profile of an average townland (usage by sector and energy type etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/process.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/process.jpg 765w, https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/process-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 5: Top-down analysis flow chart\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Bottom-up data analysis was used to analyse local data. This was collected directly from the residents and businesses of Greystones\/Delgany through online surveys and building audits. The baseline year selected for the bottom-up method was 2020 as this was when the energy audits and online survey responses were collated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bottom-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bottom-up.jpg 787w, https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bottom-up-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greystonesgreenenergy.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bottom-up-768x388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 6: Bottom-up analysis flow chart\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom-up analysis can provide a clearer picture of actual fuel consumption and energy usage by sector within a region. However, this is dependent on the number of responses to online surveys, paper surveys and energy audits. This report includes the data collated from both top down and bottom-up methods, a summary of which is illustrated through a series of graphs in Section 6.0.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Top-down data analysis was completed using data from national authority databases, as listed below. The baseline year selected for the top-down method was 2018, due to the availability of the 2018 National Energy Balance data. The national energy data was apportioned to a county level based on population figures from the most recent census. 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