There is currently 1379 MW of wind generation capacity connected to the grid. This includes over 100 wind farms. Information on the wind farms that are currently connected to the grid is available on the EirGrid website.
Information is provided on the number of wind farms awaiting approval for access to the grid and the breakdown by county on the EirGrid website.
In terms of progress in recent years, further information on those contracted to connect to the grid and their target connection date is available on the EirGrid website.
Supervision of the grid connection process and settlement of any disputes arising is vested in the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). The CER has operated a group approach to connecting renewable projects to the national grid, which is designed to streamline the connection process in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness for developers. There is 3900MW of renewable generation included in the latest group processing approach, ‘Gate 3'. To date, the CER has not required evidence of planning permission to be provided prior to determining that a project will receive a grid connection offer.