19 More Wind Farms for Ireland

Wind Industry Profile of

1,300 MW of wind and solar power proceeding to construction

Nineteen new wind farms won contracts under the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme according to provisional results published today which also showed wind energy prices falling sharply.   Under the scheme wind farms and solar farms bid against each other for contracts of up to 16.5 years with only those promising to deliver power at the best value eligible to win contracts. There were specific auction pots reserved for community energy and for solar energy with wind farms competing in the general pot. The provisional price announced today by EirGrid for contracts in the general pot was €74.08, which represents the average bid price of 19 wind farms and a number of solar projects.... ... More: Official Press Release IWEA

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