Wind power in the Republic of Ireland
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As of 2016[update], Ireland has in total 2,990 MegaWatts of installed wind power nameplate capacity, and 1 MW of solar power.
In 2015 wind turbines generated 24% of Ireland's average electricity demand, one of the highest electric grid penetration values in the world. Ireland's 188 wind farms, are almost exclusively onshore, with only the 25MW Arklow Bank Wind Park situated offshore as of 2015.
Ireland's wind power fluctuates between near nothing and 2,815 MW due to the weather, with an average (the capacity factor) of 32.3% in 2015. Irish wind power has higher dependability in the gustier Winter months and lower in the Summer.
Ireland uses an EU industry subsidy known as the Public Service Obligation to support development of wind and other domestic power generation, currently levied at €72 per annum per household. In the 2016/17 period, €308 million raised through this levy was planned to be granted to supporting domestic renewable energy schemes. €120.90 million was planned to be granted to peat generation.
In 2015 the island had 2,911 MW wind capacity. In 2014, 17.7% of Irish electricity came from wind, second only to the 30% of Denmark at that time.
On 23 December 2016 as the named Storm Barbara passed close to Ireland, a new record of 2,247 MW was generated in the Republic of Ireland, peaking at 2,815 MW.
As of March 2015 Ireland has an installed wind power nameplate capacity of 2,230 megawatts (MW), and wind supplied 39% of December's demand.
On 7 January 2015, the output from the country's turbines peaked reaching 2,514 megawatts (63% of load), a new record.
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