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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: This is a serious issue relating to the micro-generation of wind. EirGrid would need to have a conversation with thousands of individuals to tell them to pull back, or whatever else. There will be a limitation to micro-generation on the grid as things stand. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Is it cheaper for a consumer to buy renewable wind from a large-scale commercial wind farm, per megawatt, or from a microgenerator, bearing in mind the fact that the microgenerator is being supported by a PSO?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Potentially, it will cost us more per megawatt for micro-generation than for energy produced by a large commercial farm.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Are individual generators responsible for the storage of wind and solar energy? Is EirGrid involved in storage and can it bring balance into the system by way of storage? Might it do such a thing in the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I want to ask about comparisons between offshore wind generation on the east and west coasts. Obviously there is a much better resource on the west coast and less cost from the point of view of building transmission to take such energy. Is offshore wind generation on the Atlantic side or on the western seaboard realisable in the short term in terms of cost? In terms of the generator, I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: When?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: The Grid West project is gone and EirGrid is considering the re-enforcement of the grid by other means. In terms of grid offers and capacity, how many megawatts have yet to be installed but are on offer, yet need to be met and have a grid offer, in the western area? What is the shortfall in transmissions right now? If they all came looking for their connection, how much is available? Is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I attended EirGrid's open day at different places in Mayo. This re-enforcement is not even a line on the map, because EirGrid is afraid to draw a line. It is a concept that will take several years to complete. Planning permission has been granted for a combined heat and power plant. By the sounds of it, when Oweninny is commissioned next year, this combined heat and power plant, which is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I am talking in particular about the site that was formerly known as the Asahi Business Park.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Do data centres need connection into transmission or can distribution systems satisfy them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Are all our data centres connected to transmission lines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I thank the witnesses.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Mr. Watt talked about the pain of transition, which is clear. However, we need to know the cost. He emphasised in his presentation that we need to know whether we will achieve the objective, which is a reduction in carbon emissions, and the cost of same. At every stage that is what we need to do here. The boat must be able to float in the end as well as us building it so when compiling a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: I would like to hear the Department's vision than its view.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: How many kilometres can one get from EVs run on batteries taking into account the carbon footprint of the manufacturing process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: No. How do EVs compare with diesel engines? We know how diesel engines are manufactured and that diesel is cheaper than petrol.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Diesel engines are a mainstream technology and people buy diesel engines. What distance does one need to be driving these electric vehicles compared to diesel cars for them to be beneficial as to the objectives that we are seeking to achieve?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Michelle Mulherin: Was it no the 65% that I was told?