Moneypoint ceases burning coal after 40 years
MONEYPOINT has ceased the burning of coal at its plant after forty years.
ESB
‘Moneypoint’s potential would be maxmised if it was in Kerry’
WEST CLARE is at risk of being “short-changed” when it comes to offshore wind projects while Kerry would take better “advantage” of Moneypoint if it was in their county, according to elected members of the Council.
Rita slams ‘outrageous’ ESB for not compensating customers
A WEST CLARE politician has slammed ESB for passing the financial burden of Storm Éowyn onto its customers while refusing to compensate those without power.
1,500 without water as storm effort continues
THE IMPACT of the historic levels of damage caused by Storm Éowyn is still being felt across Clare, almost a week after it first made landfall on the 23rd of January.
Impact of Storm Darragh leaves 800 plus properties without power in Clare
*A fallen tree in McNamara Park, Ennis. OVER 800 homes and businesses in Clare remain without power following Storm Darragh.
‘Kilrush & West Clare will not survive if we’re not ready for 600 Moneypoint workers’ – Lynch
*Moneypoint. STEPS need to be taken now to ensure future benefits of Moneypoint are realised in West Clare.
Moneypoint will continue to be a ‘big employer’ for West Clare
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon MONEYPOINT intends to remain “a big employer” for Co Clare while the Tánaiste has acknowledged “impatience” on the progress made for offshore renewable energy on the west coast.
ESB warns of winter outages if Moneypoint does not convert to heavy fuel oil
*Moneypoint Power Station. IF the 900MW Moneypoint coal-burning power station doesn’t convert to Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) to produce electricity, “it is possible that extended power outages could occur to cover the Winter peaks in the period 2024 to 2029”.
Plans to move from coal to oil ‘reinforces Moneypoint’s significance as vital asset’ – McInerney
*Cllr Rita McInerney. Photograph: Arthur Ellis ESB’s plans to move from coal to oil at Moneypint secures the short-term future of the site, a West Clare representative has said.
Agreement reached between ESB & Eirgrid on Moneypoint’s move from coal to oil
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. AN AGREEMENT has been signed between ESB and Eirgrid which will see Moneypoint available as an out-of-market generator of last resort from 2025 to 2029 running on oil.
