Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion
Dr. John Upton:
We were doing some quick sums on this issue on the way here and the renewable electricity support scheme, RESS 2, which was announced recently would be aiming to achieve 3,500 GW hours of electricity generation through renewables by 2024. We are talking in the region of 3,000 to 4,000 acres nationally to meet those objectives. That is 0.5% of our land area.