Most voters, of course, are blissfully unaware of the sheer scale of spending on Green Energy.
“It is a genuine shame that the Council have seen fit to disregard all of this and proceed over the heartfelt and informed objections of thousands of people,” she said
The Directive also establishes legally binding targets “that will become more stringent from 2026″
2,500 objections have been lodged against a proposed Bord na Mona wind farm in Offaly on the Leamonaghan Bog, according to TD, Carol Nolan. The independent TD said the wind farm project would be “tantamount to cultural and historical vandalism“ and that locals had rallied to make almost 2,500 submissions under the public consultation process opposing […]
The author is a senior executive working in the energy sector in Ireland whose identity is known to Gript. We have agreed to provide him anonymity so that he can speak freely. As our inexorable march towards an all wind and solar electricity system gathers pace the island of Ireland is careering towards a winter […]
The Irish Government has now announced that it will rush through legislation so that emergency generators required to fill the gap left by the State’s switch to ‘green’ or renewable energy can bypass planning laws. The move is in response to serious concerns about electricity blackouts in the winter months – with senior sources saying […]