Data centres and other large users of electricity to be allowed to build and operate own lines to power plants
Department of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructure
Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Upgrade of power system could spark €83 yearly increase in household electricity bills
Government should consider energy credits to help households struggling with costs, Electricity Association of Ireland says
15 data centres awaiting decision on gas network connection
Industry executive warns that existing Irish retail data centres are nearing maximum capacity or ‘going dark’
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
The man lobbying for data centres in Ireland: ‘Disparaging them means you’re effectively demonising the big tax takes’
Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Almost 320,000 premises in electricity arrears and 171,000 behind with gas bills
Regulator’s figures show numbers behind with energy bills falling
Wholesale electricity prices rise 67.7% to highest level in over two years
Provisional figures for the first half of February show wholesale prices remain at a similar high level, with more pain coming for consumers
What does the latest regulator ruling on data centres mean?
Electricity consumption by installations has long been a problem
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Any new data centres here will need to supply electricity to other premises under revised rules
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Data centres to supply electricity under proposed new rules
Energy industry regulators to publish decision on Tuesday
Could electric cars help us keep the lights on during power cuts?
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is hailed as a panacea for concerns about electricity supply and flexibility, but can it be made to work?
Supreme Court asks EU to interpret law in dispute over payments for green energy firms
Cases were brought by Energia Group Holdings and a number of its subsidiaries, along with GR Wind Farms and its subsidiaries, against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Energy regulator ordered to reconsider power firms’ access to electricity auction
High Court quashes decision of grid operator Eirgrid, supported by Commission for Regulation of Utilities to bar Kilshane Energy and Coolpowra
Energy companies open challenge to exclusion from EirGrid auction
Kilshane Energy plans two power stations at Huntstown, while related companies are connected to east Galway projects
Power company secures expedited hearing on lockout from grid supply auction
Kilshane Energy and related companies want to be allowed to bid in auction for right to sell electricity to the grid
Energy switching rates are under 20% despite potential for savings - CRU report
Customers who switched every year for the last four years could have saved €946 on electricity, €775 on gas or €2,018 on dual fuel costs
A hassle-free way to save at least €300 on your energy bills
Switching gas or electricity provider offers simple savings with no real downside
Most A-rated homes are in wealthy areas, while renters are stuck with higher heating bills
Energy is yet another area where the poor pay more, not just in monetary terms, but in health outcomes and quality of life
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding
The Irish Times view on energy prices: creating a dilemma for October’s budget
Household electricity and gas bills are falling, but remain well above what consumers were used to for many years
Electric Ireland announces fresh price cuts and will absorb higher standing charges
Energy provider cutting cost of electricity for smart meter customers by 5 per cent, while others will receive 3 per cent cut
CRU retains supports for energy customers for winter ahead
Research shows arrears levels trending at historically high levels
Electricity bills to rise by €100 a year as regulator backs standing charge increase
Regulator raises network charges to fund €1.4bn maintenance and investment of grid and power distribution systems
New water charges for business and farmers will be excessive, claims former minister
Sean Canney has called on the Government to intervene but Uisce Éireann has said that annual increase will be less than €250 for vast majority of users
Green levy to add €3.23 a month to electricity bills
Regulators sets public service obligation charge for 12 months from October
Plans for six data centres in campus close to Naas
Applicant Herbata says ‘next generation’ data centres will not depend on the national grid for power
SSE Renewables gets green light for first solar project
Richfield Solar Farm in Wexford could power 4,500 homes but uncertainty over development remains
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
Decarbonisation of electricity by 2040 is on course, says ESB boss Paddy Hayes
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Google plans major data centre expansion in Dublin
Plans for 72,400 square metre data storage facility at Grange Castle site which houses servers for products including Gmail, Google Maps and its search engine
The Irish Times view on business lobbying on data centres: a tone of entitlement
Amazon’s arguments are a reminder of the central role that data centres play in the global strategy of large technology companies - and of the State’s challenges on green energy
Ireland should consider small nuclear reactors to achieve zero-carbon energy by 2050, engineers’ think tank urges
Small modular nuclear reactors may prove to be viable, cost-effective and necessary if economy is to decarbonise, Irish Academy of Engineering report finds
Data centre ‘moratorium’ hitting job creation, Equinix claims
A review of data centre connection policy by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities is due to published in the coming weeks
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