Energy Consumption Of Dennistoun

This section highlights the various energy consumptions for the projects target area. It looks at the main aspects where possible savings could be potentially made, giving the consumption and carbon emissions.

Domestic Energy

The energy consumption of the area was gained through various means. The domestic energy consumption was obtained from the Intermediate Geography Zone (IGZ) data for the relevant wards in the projects area of interest. It was deduced from the data that within the housing stock of the area, that 85.9% of the dwellings use gas heating and the remainder electric heating.

Fuel Type	Gas	Electricity	Carbon Emissions
Energy Consumption	40.344 GWh	10.02 GWh	13,669.62 Tonnes CO₂

Table 1: Consumption and carbon emissions for domestic sector

Industrial Energy

The most prominent industry in the area is the Tennent’s brewery situated at the south west of the project area. This brewery contributes a significant amount of carbon emissions in the project area. However, it is a relatively efficient plant which recycles 76% of its hot water. The data for the brewery was obtained from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Fuel Type	Gas	Electricity	Carbon Emissions
Energy Consumption	55.087 GWh	22.016 GWh	23,183.75 tonnes CO₂

Table 2: Consumption and carbon emissions for industrial sector

Commercial

There are several streets that contain offices and small shops, such as newsagents and takeaways. The small shops are located mainly in the main streets on the north and south of the project zone. The offices in the project target zone are situated in the north of the area. The consumption for the offices in the area is show in the table below. The consumption for the stores in the area is shown in the table below and it is, again, taken from IGZ data.

Fuel Type	Gas	Electricity	Carbon Emissions
Energy Consumption for small shops	10.0 GWh	8.7 GWh	6,784.1 tonnes CO₂
Energy Consumption for Lidl supermarket	1.92 GWh		1,042.56 tonnes CO₂
Energy Consumption for offices	3.1 GWh	2.1 GWh	1,778.9 tonnes CO₂

Table 3: Consumption and carbon emissions for commercial sector

Using the assumption that each resident in the area contributes 10 tonnes of CO₂ per year, the total emissions should be around 70000 tonnes per year. The summation of the carbon emission calculations for the various sectors outlined above comes to 46479.2 tonnes CO₂ per annum. This is with gas consumption at 109.6 GWh and electricity consumption at 44.4 GWh in the area. The reason it is so low is because the CO₂ per person assumption takes into account a large amount of factors, while here only 3 areas are being looked at here. Factors such as transport, emissions associated with food and sewage are not included in this analysis.