Kerry and Cork tops as wind farms generate 35% of Irish electricity 

Average wholesale power prices fell for the third month in a row in April, says Wind Energy Ireland

Wind farms generated 35% of Ireland's electricity over the first four months of 2025, according to industry body Wind Energy Ireland.

Wind farms generated 35% of Ireland's electricity over the first four months of 2025, according to industry body Wind Energy Ireland.

Average wholesale power prices fell for the third month in a row in April. The average wholesale cost of electricity has fallen from €167.51 in January to €111.11 in April, though this remains higher than prices for the same period last year.  On days in April with the most wind power the average cost of a megawatt-hour of electricity was €101.33 but this rose to €124.20 on days when we relied almost entirely on fossil fuels.