{"id":1858,"date":"2026-09-15T17:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/ireland\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:09:03","slug":"1858-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/ireland\/1858-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Wasted Renewable Energy: EnergyCloud Ireland Report &#8211; September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we await the recommendations of the NEAT (National Energy Affordability Taskforce) for this year\u2019s budget, EnergyCloud continue to show what is possible.&nbsp; We are demonstrating every day across Ireland that when there is waste in the system it is possible to use that as a signal to heat people\u2019s homes and water for free and we are&nbsp;<strong>helping over 3,000 people every month<\/strong>&nbsp;reduce their energy bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ESRI energy poverty could be eliminated with a targeted approach at a cost of \u20ac370 million per annum.&nbsp; Given we are wasting over \u20ac600 million in wind energy this year, it seems that we could use some of this waste to fund this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Budget 2027 the Government has the opportunity to&nbsp;<strong>announce a desire to begin using the waste<\/strong>, as per its commitment in the Programme for Government and to begin the process of&nbsp;<strong>eliminating energy poverty and tackling the affordability crisis with targeted energy credits.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view full report click <a href=\"http:\/\/energycloud.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/EnergyCloud-Irelands-Wasted-Clean-Energy-Report-September-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/energycloud.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/EnergyCloud-Irelands-Wasted-Clean-Energy-Report-September-2026.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we await the recommendations of the NEAT (National Energy Affordability Taskforce) for this year\u2019s budget, EnergyCloud continue to show what is possible.&nbsp; 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