Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have two quick questions. I am interested in what the witnesses have to say about direct lines. Will Mr. Bolger clarify a point on the direct lines? Does the electricity have to go just in one direction or can it be redirected to different projects? I am thinking, for example, of a family resource centre and community hall in Cashel. Can the power that is generated on the top of the resource centre be redirected or has it always to go to the grid? If there are enough panels on a roof, then you will generate more power than the resource centre actually needs. A community or sports hall, also in the same location, might be under pressure with funding and so on, and here is a revenue-saving opportunity if it can be redirected.

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