Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy Supply and Security: Discussion

Mr. Rodney Doyle:

No. Last winter, we had a very similar situation - this year is slightly worse - but we had no power loss throughout the winter. This winter we will see that heightened increase because supply from the rest of Europe is tight, for example, when we look for trades from our colleagues in Britain at times when the wind does not blow. It is very wind dependent. On days when we have wind, we have no issue at all. When we do not have wind, we will need trades with our colleagues in Britain, where our interconnection links in. If they cannot provide us with those trades, then that increases the risk of an impact on end customers. We do, however, have a number of tools we utilise, which Mr. Gannon referred to, including bringing on demand-side units and asking our large industrial customers to reduce demand and bring on their on-site generation.

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