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ESB Networks apologises for smart meter glitch that told customers energy usage had soared
Woman says her usage last Sunday was put at 13,000kWh, which would cost some €5,000, when in reality it was closer to 9kWh
Claims electricity grid being opened for privatisation are ‘nonsense’, Oireachtas committee told
Wind and solar groups say 13% and 16% of energy produced in their respective sectors was wasted last year due to grid ‘challenges and congestion’
Woodpeckers responsible for 10 power cuts in one year in Co Clare town
Birds’ noisy pecking is weaking wooden poles carrying electricity lines, says ESB
‘Shocking’: Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three times
Record disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisis
A powerful itch: Bulls using electricity poles for relief among 1,500 outages due to animals
Cork farmer forced to fence off area around pole to stop bull from scratching himself on it
Poulaphouca reservoir may need to release held rainwater, increasing flood risk in Kildare and Dublin
Levels at State’s largest artificial reservoir have increased quickly in recent weeks
Rural Ireland residents enduring power cuts one year after Storm Éowyn
ESB Networks apologies to customers in Co Galway left without power on numerous occasions over last 12 months
Storm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’
People who were affected by the storm are already dreading the next big weather event
Ireland has much to learn from Pakistan when it comes to scaling up on solar energy
Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution was largely unplanned
Ireland ‘losing billions of euro in foreign investment’ due to energy grid constraints
Companies choosing to invest elsewhere in Europe because of infrastructure issues here, adviser says
O’Brien warned ESB and EirGrid over house connections
Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien asked for urgent action from national grid operator and power supplier
Why are Irish electricity prices so stubbornly high? There are two issues at play
Just because we have a high-cost economy doesn’t mean our energy prices have to be at the top of the European league
Household electricity prices could rise by €1.75 a month to fund €19bn system boost
This could add up to €1.75 a month to household electricity bills to fund the investment plans
Thousands without power after Storm Bram brings strong winds and flooding
Around 70 schools closed with widespread travel disruption across air, road and rail due to weather conditions
Four steps to being clever with your smart meter
Two million of us have smart meters but most don’t use them to cut electricity bills
Storm Claudia: Motorists urged to take caution as flooding still possible in Leinster and Munster
Co Wexford badly hit, with homes and businesses flooded as rivers burst their banks
Emergency response hubs to play critical role in helping Ireland withstand future storms
National Emergency Co-ordination Group expects State to have ‘six to 12 mid-level storms in any given season’
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
Review of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hard
Storm Éowyn costs ESB €100m in network repairs
Group continues to invest strongly in infrastructure amid storm damage costs
Want to see an end to high electricity prices? This is what we need to do
Prices remain high because we are still burning so much gas. The cheapest way to end that is to deliver the onshore and offshore wind that is ready to be built
EV Q&A: Should the ESB just focus on developing chargers in Ireland?
Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions
Families face €29 rise in electricity bills to cover cost of maintaining energy networks
Network charges to increase from October 1st as State companies seek approval for investment
Tariffs will not break Ireland, but infrastructure just might
State’s economic transformation being undermined by deficits in energy, water and housing
Government ‘should take advantage’ of stable building costs now, say surveyors
Easing construction inflation an opportunity to achieve progress with National Development Plan
Grid investment key to cutting fossil-fuel use
Recent report shows oil and gas account for just over 80% of energy
Storm Floris: 200 premises still without power in west after unseasonable high winds
ESB says crews are working to restore power in areas in Sligo, Tuam, Ennis and Athlone
Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supply
Tech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created
Cabinet approves scenarios for firms to build private electricity lines in Ireland
Change would end ESB Networks monopoly of electricity line sector
EirGrid says average home pays €9.75 per-month for its services as it pitches investment plan
State company Eirgrid says spending plan an investment in the future
Consumers to face higher electricity costs amid networks investment
State companies could spend €22bn on power infrastructure
ESB Networks seeks increase from customers to aid cost of home connections
Electricity distributor must invest for housing, climate and rising demand
‘We’ve dropped the ball’: Ireland’s housing targets will be missed because the water, electricity and roads required can’t be delivered
Badly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?
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