Helen O’Sullivan, Chair of Ireland Electrified, discusses on Newstalk the steps needed to make electrification more affordable in Ireland, including reducing electricity charges and VAT, encouraging more flexible energy use, and supporting the uptake of electric heating technologies such as heat pumps and electric boilers.
New policy paper sets out five key recommendations to lower electricity costs, strengthen energy security and accelerate electrification 10 September 2026: Ireland must make electricity more affordable if we are to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, strengthen energy security and accelerate the transition to clean energy. This is the key finding of the new … Read more
Originally published on the Irish Examiner website in May 2026 as part of the Renewable Island supplement. By Thomas O’ Sullivan, Co-Founder of FlexPower Solutions. As I stood in the turbine hall at Ardnacrusha recently I tried to imagine Ireland in 1923. A newly independent State committing 20 per cent of its budget to the … Read more