With continuously expanding electricity demand and further system alerts in prospect, Ireland is in jeopardy of not meeting its climate targets. As a matter of urgency, we need an electricity market, that attracts the investment… Read More
The Electricity Association of Ireland welcomes the opportunity to respond to the NI Department for the Economy consultation on establishing a NI Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS). Similar schemes in other jurisdictions have been shown… Read More
The Electricity Association of Ireland is delighted to support this roundtable discussion on the challenges of replacing fossil fuels with renewables. These challenges are growing and increasingly co-dependent on each other. The series of Policy… Read More
The EAI welcomes the chance to provide feedback to SEMO on their information paper outlining the proposed SEM Ex-Ante Market Design for EU Re-Integration. The implementation of this project to a satisfactory standard is a… Read More
EAI welcomes the opportunity to respond to the CRU consultation on the uptake of time of use (TOU) tariffs. The full implementation and use of smart meters will require a significant amount of awareness raising… Read More
In this opinion piece published in the Irish Times (“Failure to plan for future electricity needs will carry a heavy price”, September 4th 2023), EAI CEO Dara Lynott sets out a commentary on volatility in… Read More
The transition towards a net-zero economy by 2050 requires stepping up the volume of investment across the energy sector and end use sectors, while ensuring better engagement and protection opportunities for consumers. The energy crisis… Read More
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement which paved the way for a memorandum of understanding between both Governments establishing a single energy market on the island. This MoU led to… Read More
Introduction Planning has been identified by wind industry stakeholders as the greatest barrier to the development of renewable projects in Ireland[1]. The current state of affairs is dire, in 2021 the average wait… Read More