Waterford City and County Council have dismissed concerns regarding public lighting and Christmas lights.
According to Michael Walsh, CEO of the local authority, they don't envision any nuclear situations in terms of energy.
"We will be looking to sustain service but equally we will be looking to be prudent in any way possible with energy use over the coming months," he said.
The council are currently building an energy team to attempt to tackle the rising cost of living.
Everything is under interrogation to discover where energy can be saved and where renewables can be added to the system.
Despite the ongoing monitoring, it was mentioned that there may be issues in the future.
"The difficulties, I think, will be the following year, simply on a budgery basis and the way some of the tenders are falling," Michael said.
Michael described the way ESB is rising prices as "frightening."
He also said that members of the council are no different to everyday people at the minute.
They are already watching their energy use and will be following any national advice that is announced.
As well as councillors, local businesses are watching their energy use, and some may close before Christmas.
That's according to Michael Garland, Operation Manager at Tramore Amusement Park.
He told WLR that the electricity bill for August last year was about €24,000 but this year for the same month it was over €76,000.
You can hear what else Michael had to say by listening to his conversation with Damien here.
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