Could a decision NOT to turn back the clocks save on energy bills this winter?

Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock AS ENERGY PROVIDERS in Ireland continue to hike their prices the government is coming under increased pressure to assist households with the rising cost of living.

“Although it would be darker in the mornings it would be brighter in the evening and that’s when you have the biggest peak in the power system and in the gas network in terms of demand,” she said.Foley said if commercial bills and gas were factored in there could be significant additional savings nationally. She said the country is currently in an “energy war” and some more creative solutions may be required.

Brexit and the conflict around the Northern Ireland Protocol have heightened concerns about the potential impact of this proposal, John Fitzgerald, Research Affiliate at the Economic and Social Research Institute told The Journal. Fitzgerald noted that the research found that the magnitudes of the costs and savings would be slightly greater if Northern Ireland changed time zone as well as the Republic.

“Producing a new border on the island or producing a new border in the Irish Sea if Britain didn’t change simultaneously would raise eyebrows and that’s an issue we would take more seriously today than we would have in 2014.” His analysis suggested that, if Ireland switched to Atlantic time, an average of 317 MW in generation capacity could be saved at peak during winter time; this is the equivalent of three quarters of a standard generation station.

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