Ireland: wind farms set new April record

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Ireland’s wind farms set a new record this year with their best ever performance for the month of April. Wind energy provided 35 per cent of the country’s electricity last month and for the first four months of the year has met 38 per cent of power demand.

There was some good news for consumers as wholesale electricity prices fell again, for the fourth consecutive month, and the average wholesale price of electricity in April 2023 was the lowest it has been since June 2021. The amount of electricity produced by wind energy last month was up 8 per cent against April 2022 while the share of demand met rose from 32 per cent to 35 per cent as demand for power continued to rise. Noel Cunniffe, CEO of Wind Energy Ireland, said: “Ireland’s wind farms... ... More: Official Press Release Wind Energy Ireland

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