Over 36% of Irish electricity produced by wind power in January

The total electricity demand last month was 3,831 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of power and wind energy generated 1,379 GWh.

More than a third (36%) of electricity used in Ireland in January was generated by wind power, a report has shown.

The latest figures from Wind Energy Ireland on Friday show that while the demand for electricity last month was slightly higher when compared to the same period last year, the amount of electricity generated by wind farms was one of the highest ever recorded in January.