Surge in offshore wind farms to generate 'windfall' in power exports — EirGrid chief

When we get a significant amount of offshore wind farms operational 'we will have way more electricity than we need', Mark Foley said

EirGrid is to embark on a series of public information sessions to outline its plans for infrastructure offshore developments off the south coast.

The country is set for a "windfall" in power exports because within a couple of decades we will be able to produce “six or seven times" the electricity we need through offshore wind farms.

That is the prediction from EirGrid’s chief executive Mark Foley, who said major infrastructure projects now getting under way would significantly increase the country’s renewable energy output and provide connectivity for us to sell the excess into European grids.