Written answers
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Electricity Grid
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of electricity consumed in Dublin and nationally in each of the years 2001 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62268/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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EirGrid has provided the information requested at a national level, details of which are set out in the tale below; figures for Dublin are not available.
| Year | Ireland Electricity Consumption (GWh) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 24,382 |
| 2002 | 25,346 |
| 2003 | 26,027 |
| 2004 | 26,789 |
| 2005 | 27,671 |
| 2006 | 28,894 |
| 2007 | 29,688 |
| 2008 | 30,366 |
| 2009 | 28,731 |
| 2010 | 28,647 |
| 2011 | 27,654 |
| 2012 | 27,557 |
| 2013 | 27,818 |
| 2014 | 27,957 |
| 2015 | 28,776 |
| 2016 | 29,509 |
| 2017 | 29,993 |
| 2018 | 30,868 |
| 2019 | 31,340 |
| 2020 | 31,825 |
| 2021 Jan to Oct | 25,549 |
Further detailed annual national energy statistics is available from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in their Energy in Ireland reports at www.seai.ie.
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