Ireland's wind farms set new August record for power

DUBLIN, Ireland: According to the latest report from Wind Energy Ireland (WEI), wind farms in Ireland set a new record for August. In August 2024, wind power generation reached 1,068 gigawatt-hours (GWh), surpassing the previous record of 1,042 GWh set last year by 3 percent.

Over the past month, the strong winds allowed Irish wind farms to supply 34 percent of the country's electricity, edging past last August'