Kilkenny TD suggests how consumers can reduce energy bills

Green Party TD for Carlow-Kilkenny and Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan has welcomed the news that June and July were the two best months on record for solar energy.

According to data from Green Collective, an open source data collector, the sun generated a record 3.5% of Ireland’s energy over the last two months, with figures showing communities and households across Kilkenny are benefitting from this 'solar revolution'.

The national growth in solar is reflected in the figures for Kilkenny. In the last four years over 1,300 households in Kilkenny have availed of SEAI grants to install solar PV panels and an incredible 69% of those were in the last year alone. That compares to just 57 homes in Kilkenny installing solar from 2015 to 2019. 

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So far in 2024 over 100,000 homes across the country have installed solar panels. 

"Ireland’s solar revolution is real, and solar energy is now creating thousands of jobs, securing Ireland’s energy supply, and reducing both emissions and household energy bills," Mr Noonan commented.

"It’s clear solar is becoming increasingly attractive to people, and with the payback period now as low as six years, there are huge savings to be had," Minister Noonan added. 

"Kilkenny householders can reduce their energy bills, protect themselves from global energy price spikes, and sell their excess electricity back to the grid. Now is definitely the time to take advantage of the opportunity that’s there to use clean energy to lower bills and carbon emissions."