Nearly half of Ireland's power provided last month was wind energy

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Strongest ever October performance as wind energy pushes prices down

The October Wind Energy report shows that wind energy provided 47 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in October 2022, making it the country’s chief source of electricity last month. The latest figures mean that wind energy has supplied 33 per cent of Ireland’s electricity demand this year to the end of October. This was the best October on record for the volume of electricity produced by Irish wind farms and the share of demand met by the country’s main source of renewable energy. As the average wholesale electricity price fell to its lowest level since August 2021 the report emphasised again the contribution wind energy is making to insulating Irish families and... ... More: Official Press Release Wind Energy Ireland

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