Energy

Latest renewable energy auction set to deliver lowest ever volume of wind and solar power

Energy industry experts estimate the volume of projects that have submitted bids for the RESS-3 support scheme could be down by 60 per cent

Just 150MW of wind farms may have submitted bids to the latest renewable energy auction

The latest renewable energy auction run by the state is set to deliver the lowest volume of new wind and solar power since the support scheme was first established.

Later today (Tuesday), Eirgrid, the national grid operator, is due to publish the results of the third renewable energy support scheme, known as RESS-3, and energy industry experts believe the volume of new wind and solar projects submitting bids for price contacts will plunge 60 per ...