Kehlan Kirwan Q&A:Paddy Finn of Electricity Exchange

In this week’s column, Kehlan Kirwan sits down with Paddy Finn of the Limerick-based Electricity Exchange. Mr Finn recently sold half the company to Bord na Móna and discusses his plans for the future.

Explain to us what Electricity Exchange does.

We’re a virtual power station operating on the Irish electricity system. Whereas conventional power stations have a large power station and a conventional control centre, we simply have a control centre based here in Limerick.