Wind energy cut gas costs by €2bn

Wind Energy Ireland: 'We cannot build the wind farms we need without a planning system that is fit for purpose.' Picture: Denis Minihane

Wind energy provided 34% of Ireland's electricity needs last year and helped consumers avoid paying €2bn for gas according to new data from Wind Energy Ireland.

More than 13GWh of power was generated by the country's wind farms, equivalent to the electricity consumption of nearly 3m Irish families. The figure is an increase on the 11,566 GWh generated in 2021 and only slightly behind the record set in 2020 of 13,696 GWh.