Renewable energy developments: Solar farms grey area is unhelpful

It is essential that Ireland cuts its dependence on imported energy. We still bring in something around 90% of our needs, a figure that makes us more vulnerable than is prudent in an increasingly fractured world.

Renewable energy developments: Solar farms grey area is unhelpful

We also have international commitments to produce more and more energy through renewable sources.

This reality, and government subsidies, have encouraged those who wish to develop solar energy plants. In the 12 months to October, Cork County Council received 22 solar planning applications. Energy grid applications from energy companies suggest that at least 600 sites have been selected for solar farm development across the country.

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