When the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) released its latest tranche of data on the energy efficiency performance of the public sector earlier this month, the headline-grabbing figures were not followed by volumetric measurements but, instead, preceded by the monetary symbol of the euro. Money talks. Measures over the past 15 years from government departments, state bodies, local authorities and other state-funded institutions like hospitals and universities have averted €2.5 billion in energy costs. In 2022 alone, €327 million was saved. But hidden behind the finance-focused headlines is the most important part of the story, the drop in total…

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