IBEC looks North for energy ideas

EMPLOYERS group IBEC has welcomed the introduction of new measures to support renewable energy in the North and has called on the Irish Government to copy them.

New rules will force all electricity suppliers in the North to prove to the authorities that they have sourced a minimum level of power from renewable sources.

IBEC Renewable Energy Working Group chairman Dermot O’Kane said: “The new scheme in Northern Ireland will benefit rural communities and consumers through increasing security of energy supply and reducing the exposure of business to the volatility of fossil fuel pricing.

“The Irish Government must introduce similar measures here at the earliest opportunity.”