Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. John Mullins:
I have just one final point. Some 73% of all curtailment of renewable energy happens between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.. That clearly is much higher in the months of October, November, December, January and February when we have higher wind speeds. We do have curtailment during the day as well but it is of a lower order. Therefore, for the other 16 hours there is a remaining 27% of curtailment. Curtailment can happen at any time of the day but it is most prevalent at night when there is low load in terms of demand and high generation levels with respect to wind when it is windy.
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