Record-breaking April for Irish wind farms 

Wind energy provided a record-breaking amount of the country’s electricity last month, as Wind Energy Ireland says wind farms are helping to push down wholesale electricity prices.

Wind energy provided a record-breaking amount of the country’s electricity last month, as Wind Energy Ireland says wind farms are helping to push down wholesale electricity prices.

Wind Energy Ireland, the representative body for the Irish wind industry, has reported that wind energy provided 35% of the country’s electricity in April, and for the first four months of the year has met 38% of power demand.