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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

...our offshore islands. This will be achieved through a combination of Government support schemes and policies to encourage and subsidise the generation of renewable electricity as well as corporate power purchase agreements and private wires. One of the major Government policies to help to deliver on Ireland’s ambitious climate and energy targets is the renewable electricity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...borne by the consumer either directly or indirectly. A practical example is in my parish, where a new peak gas-fired station is being built in Monksland. On two adjoining sites, a substantial solar farm and wind energy project are being built. Those projects bring three separate connections to the local substation, all going along the same road and into the same trenches. As we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

...have been huge successes to achieve almost 6 GW of renewables connected. We are a world leader when it comes to onshore wind. We have much more to do to get to the 17 GW between onshore wind and solar power by 2030. The pipeline coming next year, has the potential to add more than 1 GW next year. The average we would need to be at to hit the targets for 2030 is in excess of that, but a...