Farm energy costs dealt a healthy blow

Electricity costs rank among the main overheads for Irish farmers and more wind microgeneration could help to significantly reduce these costs, while allowing farmers to earn additional income by contributing surplus electricity from their farms to the national grid.

So says Caitriona Diviney, Chief Operations Officer of the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA).

“When compared to neighbouring countries, such as the UK, the significant potential for wind microgeneration in Ireland still remains untapped.