Bank of Ireland
Customer case study
EnergyElephant Supports Bank of Ireland's Operational Energy & Decarbonization Programme
Our partnership approach
< 2 Weeks
Initialize all data & onboard BoI's Energy & Engineering Team
> 90%
Reduction in energy & carbon data management time
200
Locations across multiple jurisdictions (ROI, NI, GB)
1
Central, searchable, & secure location
Project overview
With approximately 10,000 employees across 200 locations in the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Northern Ireland (NI), and Great Britain (GB), the Bank of Ireland Group (BoI) continues to invest in improving operational energy performance and long-term decarbonization across its vast portfolio of buildings and assets.
To support these objectives, BoI's Engineering department uses EnergyElephant's cloud-based system to centralize energy and carbon data across the Group's multi-site estate.
The software is used by the team to monitor performance, identify opportunities, support reporting processes, and prioritize energy efficiency and infrastructure improvement projects.
Recent projects include:
Upgrading old fluorescent light fittings to LED technology across all retail branches and administration buildings.
Installing a new 480 kW heat pump at the Group's IT and Operations Centre in Cabinteely, Co. Dublin to reduce reliance on gas boilers.
A 100 kWp solar PV addition at the Cabinteely campus to increase self-generated, renewable electricity supply to 200 kWp.
Transitioning branch heating systems from kerosene to HVO.
Installing EV charging infrastructure at administration buildings.
Deploying heat pump systems at key operational facilities.
Expanding onsite solar PV generation capacity at selected locations.
The challenge
With numerous electricity, gas, and oil bills coming in across such a large and geographically distributed building portfolio, BoI required a practical and scalable system to support:
Multi-country / currency utility data management.
Bill validation and maximum import capacity reviews.
Energy performance monitoring.
Carbon and ESG-related reporting.
Analysis of operational trends across multiple assets.
Collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Having a single, centralised view of our operational data supports day-to-day decision-making and helps teams engage more effectively with energy management activities across the organisation.
The EnergyElephant Solution
Utility bill and invoice management across multiple countries and currencies.
Energy, waste, water, and carbon data tracking with scientifically accurate monitoring and reporting on GHG emissions.
Multi-site reporting and dashboards, allowing users to drill down into any level of detail.
Flexible addition and removal of properties as they are acquired or disposed of, supporting BoI's evolving portfolio.
Role-based access for operational teams, enabling collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Support for compliance and certification processes, including ISO 50001 energy management activities.
Asset-level performance analysis to identify opportunities and prioritize energy efficiency and infrastructure improvement projects.
Automated data collection and validation, reducing manual effort and ensuring data accuracy across all locations.
Results
Using a centralized platform has helped streamline monitoring and reporting processes across BoI's operations while supporting ongoing energy management and decarbonization initiatives.
Key outcomes include:
Improved visibility of operational energy performance across multiple locations.
More efficient monitoring and reporting workflows with easy access for audit reviews.
Better access to consistent, searchable, timely operational data.
Faster reporting with anomaly detection and automation.
Enhanced support for identifying and prioritizing energy-saving projects.
Managing and tracking key Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs).
Ongoing support for ISO 50001 energy management activities.