Solar and other renewables account for larger share of power generation in July amid warm weather, says Wind Energy Ireland
Wind met 22 per cent of the Republic’s electricity demand in July, down from 33 per cent from July 2023, a record-breaking month due largely to unsettled weather conditions. Photograph: Conor McKeown
The group, which represents companies in the wind power sector, said wind farms generated 656 gigawatt-hours of electricity in July, a 34 per cent decline compared with the same month last year, making it the third best July for wind power on record. Solar power and other renewables, meanwhile, accounted for 7 per cent of total electricity generated last month as the weather improved throughout July and into early August.Average wholesale electricity prices increased from €107.74 in June to €110.94 last month, WEI said. However, prices on the days with the most power declined by 36 per cent to €70.30 per megawatt hour and rose to €129.95 on days when the grid was most reliant on fossil fuels like natural gas.
But he said the Government must “reinforce” the electricity grid with the addition of new on and offshore wind farms as well as solar farms and batter projects “in just a few short years” in order to meet the Coalition’s climate targets.
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