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26 January 2025

Unprecedented damage to the electricity network by Storm Éowyn - ESB Networks publishes estimated restoration times on PowerCheck.ie

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25 January 2025

Storm Éowyn Update: ESB Networks restore power to 366,000 homes, farms and businesses: 402,000 remain without electricity supply

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24 January 2025

ESB Networks restore power to 143,000 homes, farms and businesses this afternoon: 625,000 remain without electricity supply

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Our Renewable Energy Solutions

We are developing and connecting renewable energy to decarbonise the electricity system by 2040. We are investing in the development of new renewable generation, including onshore and offshore wind and solar, and significantly increasing the amount of renewable generation connected to our electricity networks.

Our Wind Portfolio

From our first 5MW wind farm in Crockahenny, Co Donegal in 1998 we have developed an onshore wind asset portfolio that has the capacity to supply almost 850MW of clean energy in Ireland and the UK. We have been involved in offshore wind generation since 2017 with a number of planned projects for Ireland and the UK.

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Investing in Ireland's solar energy future

Our ambition is to develop and acquire 1.8 GW of solar by 2030 as part of our net zero roadmap to achieve net zero emissions.

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Investing in critical battery energy storage systems

We have more than 300MWs of two-hour storage across five sites in the Republic of Ireland, enough to power around 200,000 homes and represents an investment of more than €300million.

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Discover ESB Group

People working to deliver a net zero energy future

9,200

Supporting community groups and organisations each year

+€2 million

Declared dividends over the last 10 years

€1.4 billion

Building Ireland's largest networks of electric vehicle chargers

We owns operates and maintains a growing network of 1,600 public charge points across the island of Ireland.

All information related to setting up an account with ecars, how to use our network and finding your nearest charge point is available in the link below.

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Our Sustainability Leadership Plan

Through electricity as an enabler of regeneration, ESB is driven to make a difference for planet, place and people.

This summary of our Sustainability Leadership Plan sets out our key ambitions and the actions we will take, as they relate to these three pillars.

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Creating better experiences and opportunities for all

Having the people capability to deliver our strategic objectives with a strong values-based and inclusive culture is a foundational pillar of our Driven to Make a Difference: Net Zero by 2040 strategy. To achieve this, we are committed to building and sustaining an increasingly diverse workforce, ensuring equitable experiences, and culture of inclusion and belonging for each of our employees.

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Supporting communities through our dedicated funds

We want our wind farm investments to deliver long term social, economic and environmental benefits for everyone. This is the story of how this funding helped to upgrade the facilities and services of Rockmount Nursing Home in Co Kerry.

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Why we are investing in marine mammal observer training programmes

As we continue with our drive to deliver offshore wind projects as part of our net zero strategy, we are committed to promoting the marine mammal observer (MMO) role in Ireland and helping to increase the number of qualified and experienced professionals through supporting bespoke MMO training programmes.

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Launch of our first hydrogen power demonstration

We have launched new hydrogen power generation demonstration fuel cells to showcase what is the first deployment of hydrogen to electricity in Ireland.

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Net Zero Ireland by 2050 – Reasons to be Optimistic

As global temperatures rise at an unprecedented rate, time is running out to turn the tide on climate change. The electricity sector has a crucial role to play, with the next five years being key to putting in place the foundations to decarbonise economies and societies around the world by 2050.

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Middleton House Solar Farm and transfer of Lanesborough building

We recently marked the start of construction of Middleton House Solar Farm, located near Lanesborough. We also officially transferred land and a building on the former Lough Ree Power site to Longford County Council for the benefit of local organisations.

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People of ESB

Our success is rooted in our people and joining us means joining over 9,000 people who are delivering a brighter future. We are a team knowing where we have come from and where we are going, how we get there is up to us.

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