There’s a long series of unfunny jokes about solar power and Ireland – the whole comparison of buying solar panels in Ireland being like the proverbial chocolate teapot. As a former resident of Galway, I can confirm that, yes, it does indeed rain a lot in this country, but to assume that makes solar panels unworkable here is to massively misunderstand how solar panels work.
In fact, according to Bord Gáis Energy’s recent solar survey, modern solar panels work all year round, and Ireland is already seeing record levels of solar power on the grid. Last month, solar energy generated more than 6.5 per cent of Ireland’s electricity, with 173,163 megawatt-hours produced, more than double the amount this time last year.
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That’s a lot of power, and it means that the amount of solar energy generated in just one month in Ireland could be used
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