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:
At the moment, we are operating 75% instantaneous electricity coming from wind and solar. Our intention is to bring that to about 95%. When we are looking at that, we are looking at what we call the balance portfolio. In other words, what amount of storage and renewables do we need on the system? We have done that work and published it in Shaping Our Electricity Future. I am happy to share that with the committee. We also determined we would need renewable fuel ready generators too for when we get a dunkelflaute, when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine. What do we actually do in those situations? In that situation, you will need some back-up generation to make sure you meet the demands of the country. Ideally, that renewable fuel ready generation is what we would be looking at, to complement the renewables which we have.
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