According to the most recent data, 35% of Ireland's electricity was generated by wind last month, with 4% coming from solar and other renewable sources.

This indicates that over the first ten months of the year, wind farms in Ireland have produced almost one-third of the nation's electricity.

Even though 2023 set a record for the amount of electricity generated by wind, Wind Energy Ireland stated that the number is anticipated to decline in 2024.

It said that this resulted in part from wind energy being lost because the electrical system was unable to support it. In response, wind farms are directed to either shut down completely or lower their electricity output, which requires the use of more fossil fuels.

According to Wind Energy Ireland's Justin Moran, wind farms in Ireland had a strong October, but this year is expected to be the worst on record for wind energy waste.

"Over the first nine months of the year, 14% of wind energy production was lost because of challenges with the transmission network," he stated.

On days when wind power was strongest, the average price of a megawatt-hour of electricity dropped by 26 percent. In October, Kerry generated more wind energy than any other county. Galway, Tipperary, Mayo, and Cork were in hot pursuit.

Additionally, according to the data, more than 25% of Ireland's wind power was generated in Kerry, Cork, and Mayo last month.

Kerry County, according to Mr. Moran, is contributing "enormously to reducing Ireland's carbon emissions by over four million tonnes a year."