Energy

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

The state is facing blackouts this winter if it does not reduce electricity demand, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has warned, after identifying a growing gap between power demand and supply

The state will have no option but to reduce electricity demand or face blackouts this winter, as planned emergency power generators will not be in place in time, the Business Post can reveal.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and Eirgrid are now plotting new “peak demand” and “system stress” tariffs that will charge large energy users, mainly data centres, extremely high rates at peak times or when the system is in an “alert” ...