PQ 217
217. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the volume of renewable energy in kWh that was dispatched down due to constraints and curtailment on the energy network in 2020; if he or his officials has calculated the potential retail value of this renewable energy; if he or his officials has examined the work of a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) established to create solutions to divert surplus renewable energy which would otherwise be wasted to Irish homes with a primary focus on those in fuel poverty; if he has engaged with EirGrid, ESB Networks and with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities on finding solutions to utilise some of the renewable energy that is being dumped to help address fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12244/22]
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217. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the volume of renewable energy in kWh that was dispatched down due to constraints and curtailment on the energy network in 2020; if he or his officials has calculated the potential retail value of this renewable energy; if he or his officials has examined the work of a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) established to create solutions to divert surplus renewable energy which would otherwise be wasted to Irish homes with a primary focus on those in fuel poverty; if he has engaged with EirGrid, ESB Networks and with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities on finding solutions to utilise some of the renewable energy that is being dumped to help address fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12244/22]
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