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Yuno to offer lower electricity rate to fixed rate customers

The firm will charge fixed customers 5 per cent less than its current rates

European electricity prices fall back to lowest levels in two years

Cheaper prices should ease European inflation as France increases its nuclear power supply

Storm Debi leaves 84,000 homes and businesses without power

ESB has said it will to work late into the night to restore electricity lines

Energy firms under pressure to pass price cuts on to customers

Lack of clear information on potential reductions is complicating government’s budget calculations

Wholesale electricity prices fall 35.6% compared to June last year – CSO

Food producer costs fell by 3.4% and construction sector materials and wages increased by 4.9% in the same period

Non-recycled electronic waste could threaten green energy sources, waste recycling scheme warns

Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme warns that we need to meet a forthcoming EU target to recycle at least 15 per cent of our annual consumption of critical raw materials from e-waste

Wholesale energy prices drop again in May – but no sign of relief for households

Average wholesale price of energy was down 16% compared to April, but hedging by energy companies means these figures have little relationship to consumers’ bills

Electricity bills could drop by 20 per cent as wholesale prices fall

Cost will still remain high this winter despite the reduction, and well above the European average

Tánaiste says pan-European supergrid the ‘only way to go’

Micheál Martin was launching a new book from Eddie O’Connor proposing the construction of a supergrid across the European Union to help deliver the clean energy transition

Wholesale electricity prices down 40% in January compared to previous month

CSO figures show that the wholesale cost of electricity is now down nearly a fifth year on year

General Electric to install emergency Dublin power station in bid to avoid blackouts

The development comes as problems with generators and cold weather have put the country’s electricity system under strain

Varadkar says data centres would be cut off first to avoid potential blackouts

However, the Tánaiste also added that the chances of power cuts for households and businesses is ‘highly unlikely’

Stand-off over power supply crisis shows just how bad the situation is

Interventions being plotted to avoid the projected power deficit this winter go from bad to worse

Eirgrid rebukes CRU over new energy supply report and says system ‘not fit for purpose’

Grid operator issues strong statement following publication of report into Ireland’s electricity capacity

Power demand must be reduced as emergency generators delayed

Energy regulator confirms emergency measures will not be up and running in time to close the gap between supply and demand for this winter

Profits triple at Bord Na Móna as wholesale energy costs soar

The semi-state company recorded one of the strongest financial performances in its 90-year history as energy prices soared

Climate & Environment

Mind the gap: Why the next climate plan has to double down on actions

As various carbon-emitting sectors wrangle over what their final emissions reduction should be, of greater concern is the fact that even our most ambitious strategies won’t see us achieve our overall target by 2030

‘Power grid upgrade plans must be expanded’

More upgrades to existing strategy must be put in place if electricity sector is to reach carbon reduction targets, report says

€128.6 million diverted from retrofitting to electricity credit

€19.25 million taken from retrofitting for those at risk of energy poverty to fund the €200 electricity bill credit

Proposal for gas-fired plant in north Dublin refused

Kilshane Energy Ltd applied to build the 293 megawatt station in December