Celtic Interconnector

  • Low carbon generation

    New policy measures needed to drive renewable generation

    Published on 24 August, a new report by Energy Storage Ireland and the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) called for action to strengthen Ireland’s electricity grid. The second of a series of four studies which make up the government’s 70 by 30 Implementation Plan, Saving Power outlines how to minimise dispatch down and increase the use...

  • Low carbon generation

    Crossing the streams – how much do wholesale prices impact Irish interconnector flows?

    The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is considering whether the proposed Greenlink interconnector is in the public interest and, if so, what regulatory regime should underwrite, or partially underwrite it. The CRU expects a subsequent application from the Celtic Interconnector also. This week’s blog examines how much the difference in wholesale...