Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion
Mr. Mark Foley:
All I would say to the Senator is that I would point to the facts. The average growth in electricity in the past six years, as mentioned in my opening statement, is 2.8%. That is not huge by any standards. Our job is to figure out how we can cope with that and make it green energy. That is our job.
On the Senator's second point about data centres, she talked about hierarchy, homes and public services. Homes and public services-----