Almost one third of Irish electricity powered by wind energy in September 

The average wholesale price of electricity in Ireland per megawatt-hour last month was €111.62, down 60% from €283.25 in September 2022

Last week, the Cabinet signed off on the Planning and Development Bill which will bring radical changes to Ireland's planning system and has been widely welcomed, however, Mr Cunniffe says that reforming the planning system will achieve little if the resources are not in place. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Just under a third of Ireland's electricity last month was powered by wind energy, new figures reveal, reflecting a 25% jump in the volume of wind energy when compared to September last year.

According to Wind Energy Ireland's latest report, strong winds throughout the second half of last month delivered a third consecutive record-breaking month in wind power generation in Ireland, with July, August and now September all surpassing previous monthly records.