Wind provided close to half of Ireland's energy needs in October

The large fall in wholesale electricity prices was due to the combined effect of large volumes of wind energy on the system reducing the need for gas and a steep drop in European gas prices as unreasonably mild weather across the continent caused a fall in demand.

Wind energy provided 47% of Ireland’s electricity in October 2022, making it the country’s chief source of power last month.

It was the strongest-ever October performance for wind energy and helped bring the average wholesale electricity price to its lowest level since August 2021.