One third of Ireland's electricity supplied by wind in July 2023

Almost a third of Ireland's electricity needs came from wind last month, according to Wind Energy Ireland.

Wind generation was up by 51% on the same month of last year, which set a new record for wind generation for a July. This is in line with the rest of 2023, during which Irish wind farms provided a third of the island's electricity over the first seven months of the year.

The average wholesale price of electricity in Ireland per megawatt-hour (MWh) in July 2023 was €96.24, down from €117.11 in June. The recent inclement weather meant that, at 32% ,the share of demand met by wind energy last month was up by 11 per cent in comparison to July 2022.

"Irish wind farms are helping to protect Irish families and businesses from the worst effects of relying on expensive imported gas," Justin Moran, Director of External Affairs at Wind Energy Ireland said.

"The faster we can build and connect new onshore wind farms onto the electricity system, the more secure we make Ireland's energy supply, the more money we put back in people's pockets and the more we cut our carbon emissions. Momentum is also growing behind Ireland’s offshore wind energy revolution and there is a strong pipeline of offshore wind projects developing in Ireland," he added.