A new paper from the ESRI and the Shared Island Unit sets out that both the Republic and Northern Ireland now share the same goal for the shared grid to operate on 80% renewable energy by 2030.
The long-planned North South electricity interconnector between the Republic and Northern Ireland would lead to"a more efficient transmission of electricity" on the island of Ireland and lower the costs of generation.
It says the North South Interconnector will allow for the planned higher levels of renewable energy to be transmitted across the island. However, it notes that according to research a higher level of renewables overall acts to"dampen the price of electricity".Speaking on Morning Ireland, Senior Research Officer with the ESRI, Dr Muireann Lynch, said the two systems on the island are currently"weakly connected" with some power lines running between the two, but it would be beneficial to be able to strengthen that connection.
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