Cork takes Kerry's crown as Ireland's top county for generating wind energy

Wind farms provided 24% of the country’s electricity in July

Cork knocked Kerry off top spot as Ireland's top county for wind power generation last month, according to Wind Energy Ireland (WEI).

Cork knocked Kerry off top spot as Ireland's top county for wind power generation last month, according to Wind Energy Ireland (WEI).

Wind power generation in July 2025 totalled 786 gigawatt-hours, with Cork wind farms knocking Kerry’s off the top spot for the first time since the beginning of this year.