Electric Ireland appeals rejection of €30m windfarm

Electric Ireland has appealed Clare County Council’s refusal of planning permission for a giant €30m windfarm with turbines more than 100ft taller than Dublin’s Spire.

Electric Ireland appeals rejection of €30m windfarm

The windfarm plant was earmarked for Electric Ireland’s coal-burning power station at Moneypoint.

Last month, the council refused planning permission for the 500ft-high, five-turbine windfarm due to concerns over the impact on the adjoining Shannon estuary that contains the largest resident bottlenose dolphin population in Europe.

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