Commission For Regulation Of Utilities

Employers warn regulators that proposals could end up in judicial review

Hundreds of thousands of Irish consumers can save hundreds of euro with these steps

EY recommends ‘greater incentives’ for organisations that limit energy needs at key times

Land earmarked for emergency generator four years ago still unused

Regulators plan to shift network costs to large energy energy users from households

Regulators want to boost peak demand charges

Earlier warning system on electricity shortages might have been expected, Taoiseach says

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Bid to cut peak energy demand by increasing grid costs challenged

Proposals would increase consumer bills by €26 per year amid ‘significant risk’ to winter electricity supply

Charge for grid bottlenecks set to hit consumers

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Warning comes in latest risk register from Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Restrictions on new data centres are a far less damaging constraint on business than the lights going out repeatedly because the system is overburdened

BPFI has hosted three virtual meetings with direct debit originators in recent months

Electricity used by data centres rises by almost a third in one year, new statistics show

Solar power set to fuel democratisation of energy

National energy security framework puts key focus on enhancing affordability

More than one million current and deposit accounts must find new homes

EirGrid says process of securing emergency generation for next winter has been instigated

Families see 27.4% rise in bills as profits at ESB Networks increased by €74 million

Commission for Regulation of Utilities says people should look to price comparison sites

Dublin Airport Authority identifies 27-acre site close to airfield to help with net zero emissions

Net Results: Data centres’ high energy use may be to blame for loss of chip-making jobs

Analysis shows State could ultimately become an exporter of the renewable fuel

Weather, international tensions and gas supply problems combine to increase risk in grid

Covid, Brexit, rising energy costs and supply chain issues combined to put the squeeze on

State may be able to produce 1 GW of solar power from ‘customer-scale generation’ by 2030

State firm sought just €46,150 per MW for new power plants in Eirgrid tender process

Cost of energy here is so high many families will struggle to pay their bills this winter

Q&A: ESB is accused of price gouging in Dáil

Case study: Former broadcaster Shane Kenny spent a net €15,000 on a solar power system

Alerts issued as system came under pressure from supply constraints, Eamon Ryan says

Rising demand for electricity could see Moneypoint operate beyond closure date

Prioritisation plan says data centres and large energy users would go off line first

Whitegate generator to return on November 15th, 11 days after its originally scheduled restart

Eirgrid warns number of power plant ‘forced outages’ has increased every year since 2016

Mark Foley says scenario ‘very unlikely’ and he expects a secure supply over winter period

Commission to urge Government to consider LNG as domestic energy sources dwindle

Market regulators have issued eight ‘amber alert’ demand warnings since January