Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector
2:00 am
Dr. Liam Ryan:
It is. It is doing really well, but we need to be careful when we take those steps that system security must to the forefront of all our minds. We have been doing this in a very structured manner across the whole ecosystem. One thing that would really help in accelerating the renewables on the system is making sure we have hybrid connections. That is where you co-locate your renewable generation with other types of generation such that you are now maximising the utilisation of the existing grid we have. In addition to that, we are also looking at how we can put smart technologies onto the system to maximise the utilisation of the grid we have. The likes of dynamic line rating would be one example.
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