Ireland’s wind,
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Wind on the grid

Latest available reading

2026-11-02 17:00 · source reporting time · Republic of Ireland

Wind generation

546 MW

Equivalent share of demand

10.6%

Electricity demand

5,147 MW

Wind output ÷ system demand. An operational estimate, not a measurement of the electricity delivered to each home.

Today’s readings

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Today’s wind and demand, in MW
Source time	Wind	Demand
00:00	1,067	3,753
00:15	1,080	3,760
00:30	1,022	3,708
00:45	1,003	3,664
01:00	1,025	3,622
01:15	1,021	3,608
01:30	1,027	3,565
01:45	1,009	3,529
02:00	1,052	3,534
02:15	1,133	3,711
02:30	1,155	3,698
02:45	1,129	3,668
03:00	1,177	3,634
03:15	1,196	3,635
03:30	1,219	3,613
03:45	1,202	3,595
04:00	1,187	3,564
04:15	1,138	3,547
04:30	1,087	3,510
04:45	1,029	3,521
05:00	1,013	3,523
05:15	1,015	3,571
05:30	1,045	3,592
05:45	1,037	3,664
06:00	988	3,743
06:15	988	3,891
06:30	983	3,987
06:45	943	4,138
07:00	979	4,330
07:15	934	4,540
07:30	908	4,614
07:45	948	4,718
08:00	918	4,730
08:15	969	4,769
08:30	917	4,803
08:45	965	4,801
09:00	912	4,795
09:15	878	4,784
09:30	844	4,758
09:45	804	4,733
10:00	730	4,666
10:15	695	4,633
10:30	670	4,578
10:45	614	4,519
11:00	595	4,511
11:15	537	4,473
11:30	499	4,438
11:45	508	4,411
12:00	526	4,369
12:15	521	4,362
12:30	509	4,355
12:45	506	4,338
13:00	509	4,340
13:15	489	4,350
13:30	470	4,333
13:45	485	4,349
14:00	499	4,387
14:15	493	4,438
14:30	477	4,452
14:45	469	4,516
15:00	471	4,603
15:15	442	4,635
15:30	464	4,686
15:45	428	4,745
16:00	399	4,813
16:15	440	4,913
16:30	465	4,996
16:45	515	5,052
17:00	546	5,147

A day is only part of the story.

On 1 November 2026, wind generation was equivalent to 24.3% of Ireland’s electricity demand.

Seven complete days: 47.1% wind-to-demand ratio.

Daily wind generation as a percentage of demand. Select a bar to see the date and value.

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Daily totals for the observed window. Incomplete days have no daily estimate.
Date	Wind (GWh)	Demand (GWh)	Wind / demand
2026-11-01	22.74	93.67	24.3%
2026-10-31	15.77	97.18	16.2%
2026-10-30	51.85	104.56	49.6%
2026-10-29	63.63	104.79	60.7%
2026-10-28	42.67	106.26	40.2%
2026-10-27	66.33	103.13	64.3%
2026-10-26	70.01	97.58	71.8%
2026-10-25	47.90	92.85	51.6%
2026-10-24	66.84	101.43	65.9%
2026-10-23	57.89	105.11	55.1%
2026-10-22	28.06	107.38	26.1%
2026-10-21	48.18	105.64	45.6%
2026-10-20	49.94	104.71	47.7%
2026-10-19	13.77	107.05	12.9%
2026-10-18	2.80	94.93	3.0%
2026-10-17	4.96	96.45	5.2%
2026-10-16	24.97	100.26	24.9%
2026-10-15	23.92	103.82	23.0%
2026-10-14	69.27	101.18	68.5%
2026-10-13	50.35	98.71	51.0%
2026-10-12	37.74	101.44	37.2%
2026-10-11	39.08	93.30	41.9%
2026-10-10	35.57	94.11	37.8%
2026-10-09	64.64	98.97	65.3%
2026-10-08	40.67	103.77	39.2%
2026-10-07	33.90	99.07	34.2%
2026-10-06	11.22	103.03	10.9%
2026-10-05	30.06	99.78	30.1%
2026-10-04	40.50	91.56	44.2%
2026-10-03	11.34	91.56	12.4%

Extremes in this window

Highest complete-day wind share

71.8%

2026-10-26

Longest observed low-wind run

54.50 hours

Wind below 10% of demand · gaps break runs

Window: 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-01. These are observed-window extremes, not all-time records or meteorological calm spells. A run can extend beyond the window.

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Supported by EirGrid Group Data. Figures are provisional operational estimates from the EirGrid Smart Grid Dashboard. Fetch time: 2026-11-02T17:07:15+00:00. History fetched: 2026-11-02T16:34:00.176110+00:00.

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