Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the first ten months of 2023, 724 GWh of wind energy were wasted due to curtailment. That is set to increase by about 15% over the coming years because of the way our grid is structured. The charity EnergyCloud has 75,000 households across the country that have signed up and are willing to have EnergyCloud's technology installed in their homes. This technology would provide them with a free tank of hot water when the wind is blowing and there is not a demand for the energy. EnergyCloud does not have the €300 per home to upgrade the 75,000 homes of people in fuel poverty to which I refer. Would the Minister consider working with EnergyCloud to facilitate it in doing that? Will he direct the SEAI to commission research to develop software that would allow this to happen through the use of our existing smart meters?

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