Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious of time and would like to get in one more question. I would be grateful if the Minister could look at those mini anaerobic digesters for cooking purposes. It is small use but every little helps, as I said.

My last question is on storage. This is as much a question on reduction of energy demand as one on emissions reduction, the climate action plan etc.

This winter, a lot of heavy energy-use industry was asked to reduce operations significantly during peak hours, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and that clearly worked and had an impact on reducing demand, although it is not sustainable. A big part of the solution, which fits into the electrification of our energy, is that issue of storage. We are again veering into the issue of energy but it all overlaps. A large section of industry will have to rely on storage, and if those heavy energy-use businesses move to battery storage in those peak hours, that will significantly reduce the risk of outages or blackouts in certain areas. Is the Department on top of that? Is there a strategy on it?