Wind Stats

The potential for wind energy in Ireland is enormous, and the sector is growing across the island.

Check out the latest stats:

Wind Farms in Ireland

 

Just Under 400
The number of wind farms on the island of Ireland
Just Over 300
The number of wind farms in the Republic of Ireland
5,585 MW
Installed Wind Energy Capacity on the island of Ireland
4,332.5 MW
Installed Capacity in the Republic of Ireland as of May 2022
1,276 MW
Installed Capacity in Northern Ireland
169 MW
Installed capacity of Ireland’s largest wind farm in Co. Galway
1992
Year Ireland’s first commercial wind farm was commissioned at Bellacorrick, Co Mayo

 

Wind Energy Records

 

4,489 MW
Republic of Ireland Wind Generation Record - reached on 12th February 2022
1,020 MW
Northern Ireland Wind Generation Record reached approximately 18:28 on 12th March 2019
4,471 MW
All-Island Wind Record was set on – 12th February 2021 17:15
32%
All electricity generated in 2019 was from wind and avoided 3.9 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. (SEAI - Energy In Ireland Report 2020)

 

The figures are updated with the best information available at the time of publication. The installed capacities for wind farms, typically smaller ones, that connect to the distribution network are not available and instead we use the figure for Maximum Export Capacity (MEC). This is the maximum amount that the specific wind farm can generate under the connection agreement. Not all wind farms may be generating at the maximum level. 3.There are just over 300 wind farms in the Republic of Ireland. It should be noted that WEI, like the transmission system operator EirGrid, bases these figures on the number of individual wind farm connections. Some larger wind farms may have multiple connections.

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