Renewables met 48% of electricity needs in October

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-06 11:39 UTC

New provisional data from EirGrid shows that 48% of electricity came from renewable sources in October, up from 43% in September and 45% the same time last year.

New provisional data from EirGrid shows that 48% of electricity came from renewable sources in October, up from 43% in September and 45% the same time last year.

Eirgrid said that a significant amount of October's renewable electricity was generated by windfarms, accounting for 40% of the electricity used in Ireland last month.

Total generation from wind energy amounted to 1237 gigawatt hours (GWh) compared to 1015 GWh in September.

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