IWEA Publishes First Q1 Report

Wind provided 37 per cent of our electricity in Q1 2019

The Irish Wind Energy Association, Ireland’s largest renewable energy organisation, has published the first of what will be regular quarterly reports on the performance of the industry and revealed that wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in the first quarter of 2019. Dr David Connolly, CEO of the Irish Wind Energy Association, said: “This is our best Quarter One performance ever. We had a very strong start to the year for wind energy, particularly in February when energy produced the most electricity, even surpassing natural gas, so we hope to build on this in the coming months. “Wind energy is an Irish success story, driving down electricity costs for consumers,... ... More: Official Press Release IWEA

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