EU court rules against State aid complaint by Irish wind farms

Government had rejected claim that there was an element of aid in the way it levies commercial rates on energy producers

The EU’s top court has dismissed a legal action by wind farm owners in Ireland against the European Commission over its refusal to conduct a formal investigation into allegations fossil fuel electricity generators are being granted illegal State aid. 

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJECU) ruled against the application by the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA).