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Rob Cross @robcross247.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To help people, I've added the new SEAI grants to my “Useful Links and Grants Available” page.⚡🏠 www.derelictsites.com/C-Useful-Lin...
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
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Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today! Saturday 26th Sept, 11am-12.30pm, it’s our September Book Swap at An Síol, 19 Manor Street. As usual we’ll have a great range of books for all ages. Do pop along to pick up a new-to-you read, or just for a browse or a chat.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter
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Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter
As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all
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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m really looking forward to this. Some great speakers lined up. @cosybatter.bsky.social @phibsboro.bsky.social
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Cosybatter @cosybatter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Giving people more power to make their own power is only a good thing for society.” www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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All you need to know about plug-in solar panels for your home
These panels can be plugged into a standard wall socket to generate solar power from a balcony, shed roof or any other outdoor space
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Cosybatter @cosybatter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Such systems have proved helpful in cutting carbon emissions, as only one heat source needs to be switched to renewable energy to decarbonise thousands of homes instead of attempting to switch each property individually.” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Heat from Poolbeg incinerator to be piped under Dodder to homes in Dublin’s Docklands
Dublin City Council said it hopes to begin work next year and have properties connected by 2028
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Cosybatter @cosybatter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In exciting local geothermal news - “In Grangegorman campus, we have the funding to drill an exploratory borehole there in 2028, so we’re going to drill to 2km.” (5 mins in) www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
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Plans to examine possible geothermal energy under Dublin
The Geological Survey Ireland has said efforts will get under way next year to see if there is geothermal energy underneath Dublin city.
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WarmerBER @warmerber.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The world is changing, climate is changing, building technology is changing. For an insight into how the state can help you with your home, visit www.seai.ie/grants/home-...
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Home Energy Upgrades and Grants
Discover SEAI's home energy upgrade options and individual grants.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Rain or shine! Book swap this morning, Saturday 29th, in An Siol’s ground floor space in Stoneybatter. Lots of books for kids & adults, or just pop by for a chat.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The August Stoneybatter book swap will be taking place Saturday 29th August, 11am-12.30pm, at An Síol, 19 Manor Street. We’ll have a great range of books for all ages. An Síol is on the ground floor, & we have lots of chairs. Pop along to find a new-to-you read, or just for a browse or a chat!
 A poster for this event, with the info above, plus a picture of books, and logos for An Siol, Circular Stoneybatter, and An Siol.The colours are autumnal.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 21/08/2026
A company has proposed a solar farm big enough to power 25,000 homes on fields in north county Dublin. The roll-out of renewable energy generation is needs to be accelerated to hit Climate Action Plan targets, according to a report from the Climate Change Advisory Council.
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Solar farm big enough to power 25,000 homes planned for fields in north county Dublin
The roll-out of renewable energy generation is needs to be accelerated to hit Climate Action Plan targets, according to a report from the Climate Change Advisory Council.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 19/08/2026
Now the council plans to look at plugging community facilities in Ringsend into its big district heating system early in the roll-out. The focus of talk to date had been a need for the big anchor tenants in the Docklands, to support the project's viability.
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Council to look at plugging community facilities in Ringsend into district heating system early in roll-out
The focus of talk to date has been of the need for the big private and public-sector anchor tenants in the Docklands, to support viability.
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 16/08/2026
Demand for solar panels soars as households brace for rising energy and fuel bills buff.ly/5LTKQGK
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Demand for solar panels soars as households brace for rising energy and fuel bills
Retailers see ‘five-fold’ increase in enquiries since Iran war began, but Government reluctant to expand existing supports
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I put an air-to-air heat pump into our house about 5 years ago, replacing a wood stove. It turned out to be one of my best decisions. And that was even BEFORE I realised this summer that it can double as a cooling system in the heatwaves that will keep getting worse with climate breakdown.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Heat pumps make your home feel like a "cool beer" on a warm day, a couple in Maidenhead found. Running heat pumps in reverse can cool "heat-trap" houses to 21°C. Research shows it costs just £2.50 a day to run, and grants cover up to £7,500 of the cost. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It’s been a revelation’: how heat pumps can cool your home in a heatwave
It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather
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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 05/08/2026
For the first time, Ireland generated more electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels in the first half of the year 🍃 The chart below makes the trend clear. Will 2026 be the first year with majority clean energy? We at Green Collective hope to be the first to report it!
A bar chart of electricity generation on the island of Ireland for June months between 2019 and 2026, inclusive. Each year has two bars: a green one for renewable generation, and a grey one for fossil fuels.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Renewables comprise wind, hydro, solar, and biomass. Fossil fuels comprise coal, gas, oil, and waste-to-energy. Source: EirGrid, SEMOA treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, oil, gas, and waste-to-energy.  Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 07/08/2026
Winter is coming but it doesn’t have to cost the earth
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Winter is coming but it doesn’t have to cost the earth
Eight ways to try to keep costs from rising too much as temperatures drop
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 05/08/2026
After a court challenge from the owners of a petrol station, An Coimisiún Pleanála is to reconsider a bit of the proposed Blanchardstown to City Centre BusConnects route that runs by it on the Old Cabra Road.
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After challenge from petrol station, planning body to reconsider a bit of a BusConnects route
The High Court decided An Coimisiún Pleanála has to look again at the impact of one stretch of Blanchardstown to City Centre route, which runs by the Go service station on the Old Cabra Road.
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Connecting Cabra @connectingcabra.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Got questions about biodiversity or energy? Come find us at the Naomh Fionnbarra Community Info Day! We'll be at our stand ready to chat, share ideas, and help you navigate all things nature and sustainability. Your questions are welcome — big or small. Drop by and say hi!
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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 04/08/2026
If you like these kinds of updates about Irish electricity, we send "Irish Grid Monthly" to our newsletter subscribers on the 1st of each month 📬 Sign up here: currents.greencollective.io#/portal/signup
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Currents by Green Collective
A newsletter from Green Collective with monthly and ad-hoc reporting on renewables and the Irish electricity grid.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Tomorrow! Saturday 25th July, Stoneybatter Book Swap 11am-12.30pm. All very welcome to pop by An Siol at 19 Manor St to pick up a new-to-you read, or just have a browse and/or chat. It’s a ground floor venue with lots of chairs if that’s useful info for you or yours.
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 17/07/2026
If district heating is the future for Dublin, how much will it cost customers? The shift to a lower-carbon heating system would reduce big-picture costs, like, global costs, societal costs. But how would it affect customers' bills?
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If district heating is the future for Dublin, how much will it cost customers?
The shift to a lower-carbon heating system would reduce big-picture costs, like, global costs, societal costs. But how would it affect customers' bills?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 17/07/2026
During this heatwave, a building manager warned their Cork Street tenants not to open their windows too far to cool their homes. Some tenants had been disconnecting window restrictors put in to keep people from falling out windows.
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During heatwave, building manager warns Cork Street tenants not to open windows too far to cool their homes
Some tenants had been disconnecting window restrictors put in to keep people from falling out windows, which are required under building regulations, an email from the building manager said.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 10/07/2026
Ireland is still very reliant on imported fossil fuels despite more energy coming from renewable sources, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's latest energy security report
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Imported fossil fuels met 78% of energy needs in 2025
Ireland is still very reliant on imported fossil fuels despite more energy coming from renewable sources, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's latest energy security report.
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Tom @photaculous.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Now we're going to need to learn how to deal with heat.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/07/2026
Lorcan Sirr: One in 10 Irish homes are at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won’t cut it
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Lorcan Sirr: One in 10 Irish homes are at risk of overheating. Supermarket fans won’t cut it
Middle-floor and top-floor apartments and compact dwellings are at increased overheating risk, as are deep retrofitted homes
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 26/06/2026
What's put the brakes on plug-in solar in Ireland? There's resistance from companies that stand to lose out, but there are also some real, but solveable, safety issues to get a handle on, say experts.
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What's put the brakes on plug-in solar in Ireland?
There's resistance from companies that stand to lose out, but there are also some real, but solveable, safety issues to get a handle on, say experts.
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Dublin Maker @dublinmaker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Coming up this weekend at the Stoneybatter Festival: Our Next Repair Café! 🔧♻️ There are just a few tickets left if you'd like to bring along your broken items! Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/repair-caf... Enjoy great food, fantastic activities, and take part in something sustainable!
A bright blue poster with yellow accents advertising a “Repair Café.” The title includes an illustration of pliers. Text reads: “Saturday, June 20, 2pm–6pm, Aughrim St. Scout’s Den, 45a Ben Edair Road, D07 YE30.” It invites people to bring broken items to learn how to fix them, listing examples such as clothes, toys, small electronics, and small furniture. A QR code links to free tickets. Logos for Dublin Maker and the Stoneybatter Festival appear at the bottom.
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Cosybatter @cosybatter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“Dublin City Council is to begin the planning process this month to build the first phase of its long-promised district heating project, a council official says.” www.dublininquirer.com/due-to-delay...
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Due to delays, council’s district heating project wasn’t ready to warm Irish Glass Bottle apartments
So instead of being kept cosy with waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, the apartments are using heat pumps, the council project manager said Monday.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The solar panels on our roof are currently generating around 22 times more electricity than we're using, according to my very rough maths. This is the future.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Announcing the Eco Hub at Stoneybatter Festival! 2pm-6pm 20th June | Scout Hall, 45a Ben Edair Road · Repair Café with Tog Hackerspace (Book via Eventbrite) · Info on Bohs’ Climate Coop & Spark Skills classes · Home Energy Expert 2pm-5pm · Book Swap · Kids Art Table
A purple & blue poster giving the event info. There’s a frame including simple images including tools, plants, solar panels, plants and people mending.
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StephDickenson.bsky.social @stephdickenson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Ireland has 3,956 public charging points. Denmark, with a similar population to Ireland, has 53,249 public chargers. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Michael McAleer: Ireland’s range anxiety - Denmark has a similar population but 50,000 more EV chargers
Average build time for an EV charging point on an Irish site ‘is typically taking between two and three years’, says Tesla
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just reading a CRU report, and saw this chart on migrogeneration -- basically solar panels in roofs, I think. Up up up.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
DEADLINE this weekend to sign up for the next season of Bohs’ Climate Cooperative’s Community Supported Agriculture scheme - for a season of locally grown veg from Dún Déagh Farm. Details here: bohemians.coop/bohemian-com...
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Bohemian Community Supported Agriculture - Bohemians Cooperative
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StephDickenson.bsky.social @stephdickenson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Today! Saturday 30th May, Stoneybatter book swap, 11am-12.30pm at An Siol, 19 Manor St. All welcome to browse, pick up a new-to-you read, or just pop by for a chat.
5 smiling people behind a table of books, outside. The An Siol Community Development Project is behind them, and there’s also a notice board and a pot of flowers.
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Leafybatter @leafybatter.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Our May Stoneybatter book swap is coming up, Saturday 30th May, An Siol, 19 Manor St, 11.30am-12.30pm, a space where you can stop by for a chat, browse, and/or pick up a new-to-you read. Ground floor venue. All very welcome!
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Gemini Geothermal Energy Project @geminigeothermal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A big step forward for geothermal energy in Northern Ireland 🔥 GEMINI is already demonstrating how geothermal can support decarbonisation, skills and community engagement. This consultation is the next step in ensuring that momentum continues. 👇📄 shorturl.at/9z9Tb #geothermalmomentum
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Northern Ireland launches public consultation on new geothermal regulatory framework
A public consultation period has been opened on a new proposed statutory framework for the regulation of geothermal energy in Northern Ireland.
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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More than half of Irish buildings likely to still rely on fossil fuels in 2050 – SEAI
Clean-energy agency says clear timeline for phase-out of gas and oil boilers is needed
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 19/05/2026
The SEAI has said there "has to be a phase-out" on new gas and oil boilers in Ireland but "it may not necessarily be a ban". Ireland is currently 90% dependent on fossil fuels for heating. jrnl.ie/7044147
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Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI
A ‘phase-out’ is needed – but it ‘may not necessarily be a ban’.
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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We’re excited to unveil a new look for GEM! ⚡️ More than a new logo, we’ve overhauled our platform to better deliver the independent, open-access data needed to power the energy transition. Faster, sharper, and more impact-ready. Explore the new site: globalenergymonitor.org
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Home | Global Energy Monitor
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Codema - Dublin's Energy Agency @codemadublin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We need your vote! 🙌 We're delighted to announce that our very own @donnagartland.bsky.social, CEO of Codema, is the 1st woman in Ireland nominated in the Women in Energy category at the EU Sustainable Energy Awards Help Donna win, vote here: lnkd.in/dtETS-8G & please remember to confirm your email!
Image of Donna Gartland, CEO of Codema, outside The Grainstore building in The Digital Hub. She is smiling and there is a tree with pink magnolia leaves in the background.
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Councillor Donna Cooney Dublin City @donnacooney1.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I'm a member of North Bay Energy Sustainable Energy Community and we are looking for people to join our Meitheal to work together for a better value instalation of solar panels as a community. Please find out more information in article on LoveClontarf.ie link www.loveclontarf.ie/news/meet-no...
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Chris @chrsphr.uk · 03/05/2026
Having a house in Scotland with solar panels is a really eye opening experience. Solar panels work in Scotland - and if they work here, they work anywhere, because everywhere else in the world is sunnier than here
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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The O route goes along North Circular Road and was to replace the frequent 46A. The delay has implications for residents in @connectingcabra.bsky.social @leafybatter.bsky.social and @phibsboro.bsky.social Might be an issue to raise with canvassers in the Dublin Central bye-election. #SpeirGorm
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 01/05/2026
A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work. It’ll take some cash, but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.
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A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work
It’ll take some cash but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.
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Karl O'Dwyer @karlodwyer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Yesterday 55.4% of the electricity consumed on the island of Ireland was generated by wind and solar. There's a lot more to do of course. But a lot has been done in a very short space of time.
An area chart from green collectives post.
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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 25/04/2026
🚨 By every major metric, yesterday was the best day ever for Irish solar: - output reached 1179MW at 11.45am, equal to just over 1/4 of the island's electricity demand at the time - a total of 10.5GWh is the most ever in a single day, equal to just under 10% of the day's electricity demand ☀️ 📊 🥇
A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, and gas. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMOA treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and waste-to-energy.  Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised.

Footnote reads: All-island figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO
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StephDickenson.bsky.social @stephdickenson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Today’s Stoneybatter book swap! Saturday 25th, here at An Siol till 12.30pm, pop along for a browse, chat, and a new-to-you read.
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