One third of energy provided by renewable sources in November

Renewables provided 33.3% of electricity in November when other sources including grid-scale solar and hydropower are included

The first two, of an eventual ten, turbines at RWE npower renewables 20.5MW Bradwell wind farm, on the Dengie peninsula in Essex, which have started generating electricity ahead of a pending 10% cut in government supports.

Electricity from renewable sources provided a third of total energy demand in November, new data from EirGrid shows.

The majority of renewable electricity generated last month came from windfarms, which accounted for just under 29% of all electricity used in Ireland. Total generation from wind energy amounted to 869 gigawatt hours (GWH) over the month.