Energy regulator ordered to reconsider power firms’ access to electricity auction
High Court quashes decision of grid operator Eirgrid, supported by Commission for Regulation of Utilities to bar Kilshane Energy and Coolpowra
Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Energy companies open challenge to exclusion from EirGrid auction
Kilshane Energy plans two power stations at Huntstown, while related companies are connected to east Galway projects
Power company secures expedited hearing on lockout from grid supply auction
Kilshane Energy and related companies want to be allowed to bid in auction for right to sell electricity to the grid
Energy switching rates are under 20% despite potential for savings - CRU report
Customers who switched every year for the last four years could have saved €946 on electricity, €775 on gas or €2,018 on dual fuel costs
A hassle-free way to save at least €300 on your energy bills
Switching gas or electricity provider offers simple savings with no real downside
Most A-rated homes are in wealthy areas, while renters are stuck with higher heating bills
Energy is yet another area where the poor pay more, not just in monetary terms, but in health outcomes and quality of life
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding
The Irish Times view on energy prices: creating a dilemma for October’s budget
Household electricity and gas bills are falling, but remain well above what consumers were used to for many years
Electric Ireland announces fresh price cuts and will absorb higher standing charges
Energy provider cutting cost of electricity for smart meter customers by 5 per cent, while others will receive 3 per cent cut
CRU retains supports for energy customers for winter ahead
Research shows arrears levels trending at historically high levels
Electricity bills to rise by €100 a year as regulator backs standing charge increase
Regulator raises network charges to fund €1.4bn maintenance and investment of grid and power distribution systems
New water charges for business and farmers will be excessive, claims former minister
Sean Canney has called on the Government to intervene but Uisce Éireann has said that annual increase will be less than €250 for vast majority of users
Green levy to add €3.23 a month to electricity bills
Regulators sets public service obligation charge for 12 months from October
Plans for six data centres in campus close to Naas
Applicant Herbata says ‘next generation’ data centres will not depend on the national grid for power
SSE Renewables gets green light for first solar project
Richfield Solar Farm in Wexford could power 4,500 homes but uncertainty over development remains
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
Decarbonisation of electricity by 2040 is on course, says ESB boss Paddy Hayes
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Google plans major data centre expansion in Dublin
Plans for 72,400 square metre data storage facility at Grange Castle site which houses servers for products including Gmail, Google Maps and its search engine
The Irish Times view on business lobbying on data centres: a tone of entitlement
Amazon’s arguments are a reminder of the central role that data centres play in the global strategy of large technology companies - and of the State’s challenges on green energy
Ireland should consider small nuclear reactors to achieve zero-carbon energy by 2050, engineers’ think tank urges
Small modular nuclear reactors may prove to be viable, cost-effective and necessary if economy is to decarbonise, Irish Academy of Engineering report finds
Data centre ‘moratorium’ hitting job creation, Equinix claims
A review of data centre connection policy by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities is due to published in the coming weeks
Solar and wind power microgenerators to reap greater rewards for feeding grid
A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess power
Watchdog says energy price cuts on way but warns cost will not fall to 2021 levels
Commission for the Regulation of Utilities says Irish suppliers’ hedging strategy protected consumers from worst of post-Ukraine invasion cost spike
Renewable energy ‘insufficient’ to meet data centre demands with need to ‘ration’ connections to them, Minister told
Data centres use vast quantities of electricity and there have been calls for a moratorium on such facilities
Irish electricity customers face paying for new €5bn offshore grid though fees and charges
Regulator’s price review likely to determine network charges
EirGrid to provide national grid connection for proposed data centre in Wicklow
Deal comes amid tension in energy sector over regulatory constraints on data centres, which consume huge amounts of electricity
State will lose out over data centre plans, Amazon, Google and Microsoft warn
Seen and Heard: Debt warehousing deadline, Intel grants credits, Budget tax hints, Clerys developer refinancing
Subvention for large energy users introduced after 2008 crash was renewed every year despite charging error - committee hears
Senator Lynn Boylan (SF) questions why subvention was continued after financial crash had ended
Data centre group Echelon ‘frustrated’ at slow pace of grid connection
Data centre firm has been trying to secure link to grid for its planned facility in Arklow for more than two years
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s energy security: some progress, but much work still to be done
The balance between electricity supply and demand remains tight, meaning the system operates at a higher level of risk than is set as a target by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Potential for power system alerts this winter lower than last year, says EirGrid
Risk of amber warnings ‘most likely during the coming winter peak hours and at times of low wind and low interconnector imports’, says EirGrid
Energy prices ‘unlikely’ to return to 2020 levels soon, CRU says
Report from energy regulator finds no evidence of windfall profits for suppliers
Wholesale electricity prices down 64% on this time last year
Electricity costs on wholesale markets are lower than any time during the past two years, CSO data indicates
Energy bills set to fall but do not count on savings just yet
Experts expect a drop in natural gas prices from historic highs, but economic storm clouds remain in view
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