Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

How many megawatts of community-owned renewable energy are currently energised and how many more megawatts will be needed in order meet the 2030 target? It seems clear that there is development in this space from a policy perspective, moving from the RESS and recognising some of the barriers. It remains to be seen whether the new SRESS process will address that. From a community perspective, when we look at the number of sustainable energy communities we have, it is clear that in most other European countries, the focus of sustainable energy communities is not on fabric-first retrofits; it is on generating renewable energy. It seems we are out of line with our European counterparts in that regard and that there are significant potential opportunities available.

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