SSE Airtricity is harnessing wind, Ireland’s greatest natural resource.
SSE Airtricity has been harnessing our greatest natural resource for the past 25 years, providing cleaner, renewable energy^ for homes and businesses across the country.
Between 2017 and 2021, all the electricity we supplied to the grid for homes and business customers was from renewable energy^ sourced by SSE Airtricit y, abating over 10.3 million tonnes^^ of harmful CO2 emissions.
Providing cleaner, greener energy^ for Irish homes and businesses across the country, SSE is the largest provider of wind power in Ireland, with an operational portfolio of 28 onshore wind farms totalling a combined generation capacity of over 700MW. This makes SSE the largest generator and provider of renewable energy in the all-island Single Electricity Market. The portfolio includes the 174MW Galway Wind Park, Ireland’s largest wind farm which is co-owned with Greencoat Renewables.
Since 2008, SSE has invested over €2.5 billion in the development of Ireland’s sustainable energy infrastructure, helping to green our economy and secure our energy future. Our 28 onshore wind farms have a combined generation capacity of 720MW, making us the largest generator and provider of renewable energy in the all-island Single Electricity Market.
SSE Airtricity Fuel Mix Disclosure: January 2021 to December 2021 |
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| % total | ||
| Electricity supplied has been sourced from the following fuels: | Electricity supplied by SSE Airtricity | Average for All Island Market (for comparison) |
| Renewable | 100% | 55.9% |
| Natural Gas | 0% | 33.6% |
| Coal | 0% | 6.8% |
| Peat | 0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0% | 1.0% |
| Nuclear | 0% | 0.0% |
| Oil | 0% | 2.7% |
| EU Fossil | 0% | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 100% | 100% |
| Environmental impact | ||
| CO2 Emissions | 0 g/kWh | 258 g/kWh |
For information on your fuel mix and on the environmental impact of your electricity supply call 0818 40 40 70.
^Largest provider of 100% green energy supplied to the grid for homes and businesses based on Electricity Market Share by total GWh for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 combined. Figures published by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in their most recent Annual Energy and Water Monitoring Reports and annual Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
^^Quoted CO2 emissions abated based on Average CO2 Emissions (T/mWh) between 2016 and 2021 in the All-Island Single Electricity Market and published by the CRU in its annual Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.