Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much renewable electricity was used here in the years 2019 to 2022 expressed in terra watt hours, in tabular form. [52913/23]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's Energy In Ireland report, which provides data with regard to renewable electricity consumption. It shows that renewable generation accounted for the following percentages of electricity demand in Ireland in each of the following years:
2019: 36.5%
2020: 39%
2021: 36.4%
2022 (provisional): 36.8%
Ireland’s renewable energy share (RES) is calculated under a methodology set out in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive.
Further information can be found at the following links:
www.seai.ie/publications/Energy-in-Ireland-2022.pdf
National Energy Balance | Key Publications | SEAI - www.seai.ie/data-and-insights/seai-statistics/key-publications/national-energy-balance/
