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As the cost-of-living crisis continues to put the pinch on people, everyone is looking for ways to keep their monthly energy bills down.
That's right! When it is windy, appliances become significantly cheaper to run, that's according to Wind Energy Ireland, who explain you can save a lot of money in the long term when it comes to bills. Why is this the case? It is down to wind driving down the price of power by putting expensive fossil fuel generators off the system.
In 2020 alone, the average price of electricity on the wholesale market was one-quarter cheaper on the 50 windiest days of the year when compared to the 50 least windy days.
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