Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion
Dr. Aoife O'Grady:
It is doing that and then also trying to balance the level of Government investment so that we do not overspecify and overcommit to our network. We are not just talking about the electrification of transport but, in the same eight years, the electrification of heat. Therefore, an awful lot of demand is being placed on the electricity system, and two significant sectors moving to electrification at the same time creates huge grid pressures and demands. We work very closely with our colleagues in ESB Networks, and will continue to do so, in trying to prioritise the right locations for EV infrastructure charging to give them enough advance notice in order that they can get the right-sized grid and deliver the energy where it needs to be.
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