Richard Bruton
Question:130. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current installed capacity of solar, broken down by commercial and domestic production. [38281/23]
View answerMonday, 11 September 2023
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Ireland currently has approximately 5.2 GW of renewable generation capacity connected to the grid. While the majority of this, circa 4.5 GW, is onshore wind, solar generation is a growing source of electricity and is rapidly transforming Ireland's energy system. There is now over 700 MW of solar generation in Ireland and continued delivery of this technology at scale will be critical to meeting our renewable energy and climate targets.
ESB Networks manages grid connections for solar installations, and records the capacity, as of June 2023, for the following forms of solar PV installations:
- Grid Scale Solar PV plants: 381 MW
- Mini & Small-Scale Generation: 7.4 MW
- Microgeneration: 205 MW
Microgeneration capacity includes both domestic and commercial applications, the most recent figures available do not distinguish between domestic and commercial, these will be available from ESBN shortly.
Question No. 131 answered with Question No. 123.