Wind farms generate record power output

A RECORD was set for the amount of energy generated by Ireland’s wind farms as the percentage of power from wind hit almost 40% last weekend.

Figures released by EirGrid show high levels of wind power were recorded on Friday and Saturday, with the output of Ireland’s wind farms peaking at 999MW on Friday. This was enough to supply over 650,000 homes.

At times over the weekend the amount of power coming from wind farms met 39% of national demand. The figures were recorded at the EirGrid National Control Centre.