In 2023, 40.4% of Ireland’s electricity came from renewable sources, with wind accounting for 34.1% of the electricity generated

by NanorH

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  1. **Key Findings**

    * In 2023, 40.4% of Ireland’s electricity came from renewable sources, with wind accounting for 34.1% of the electricity generated.

    * The renewable energy share of transport was 5.7% in 2023, with biodiesel accounting for 4.9% of this.

    * Oil was the most popular type of central heating, used by almost two-fifths (38.9%) of households according to Census 2022.

    * Almost a quarter of households in Dublin City (23.4%) and Galway City (22.8%) used electricity to heat their homes in 2022.

    * Ireland contributed €0.7 million in 2022 to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development.

    https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-sdg7/irelandsunsdgs-goal7affordableandcleanenergy2024/keyfindings/

  4. I’m calling bollox on 4% of households relying mainly on turf for heating 

  6. Ireland has the second most expensive electricity in Europe, with an average household price of 37.36 c€/kWh in the first half of 2024, following Germany at 39.51 c€/kWh.

  7. I read somewhere that Ireland used to be mainly hydro-powered in the ’30’s, and now it is only 2% % of the total. Can anyone explain this and perhaps correct my facts?

  8. Why electricity prices are still going up then?

  9. Can’t wait for 100% renewable energy so we can pay double the current price of bills

  10. Government should really be looking into Nuclear energy but seems like a PR no go. New SMR nuclear technology would be perfect for Ireland.

  13. And yet our energy prices are some of the highest in the world

  14. Of that 34.1% from wind, a lot of it came from Leinster House.

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