The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) develop and maintain comprehensive national and sectoral statistics for energy production. They have compiled the figures for overall share of electricity generated (in 2017) by energy source (across all generators) which is set out in Table 1 below:
Table
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Fuel source
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Electricity generated share
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Coal
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11.9%
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Peat
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7.1%
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Oil
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0.5%
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Natural Gas
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51.1%
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Renewables
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28.9% (30.1% normalised)
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Wastes (NR)
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0.5%
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The renewable electricity generated was sourced mainly from wind, hydro, biomass, biogas with a small amount of solar.
Details in relation to All-Island electricity system demand and fuel mix are publicly available on the EirGrid website at
http://www.eirgridgroup.com/. This includes information on the number, type and generating capacity of plants on the system.
EirGrid’s report titled “All-Island Generation Capacity Statement” (Pages 12 and 13) gives details of the fuel mix (2017) from different energy sources for both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
In regard to the projected electricity needed for the next five and ten years EirGrid have projected a number of scenarios in the publication titled “Tomorrow’s Energy Scenarios 2017 – Planning our Energy Future” (July 2017).
The Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO) is calculated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and has been in place since 2001. The PSO levy consists of a set of support schemes designed to facilitate national electricity policy objectives for renewables, indigenous fuels and security of supply.
Following publication of the CRU's proposed decision paper on the PSO levy for 2018/19 (CRU/18/106) (available at www.cru.ie), the Regulator has updated the benchmark price forecast and completed its review of PSO cost submissions. As a result, the CRU’s revised calculation is that a PSO levy of €209.19 million will be required for the 2018/19 PSO period, which represents a decrease of €262.71 million (56%) on the 2017/18 levy of €471.9 million. The renewable proportion of this is €144.79 million.
