Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)
3:00 pm
Mr. Mark Foley:
It is only a matter of time before a third party enters into a private power purchase agreement with the developer of a renewables project. I think we are a little behind. It is a very advanced market and well ahead in the United States. We have some of the same companies in Ireland. We would be conscious that this is an emerging market and it is only a matter of time before such a contract ultimately emerges. It does not solve matters, however. It is complementary to a very robust State-driven policy that is driving renewables across a range of technologies. It will provide an appropriate complement but it is not an alternative.