EirGrid operates the electricity transmission system across the Republic of Ireland, one of the world's leading grids for integrating variable wind power on an island system. GridVigil tracks demand, wind outturn, carbon intensity, live system frequency, and the EWIC and Greenlink interconnectors to Great Britain, all from EirGrid's own published Smart Grid Dashboard data.
As of Aug 24, 2026, real grid metrics for Ireland are shown below. GridVigil's Power Pressure Score is not yet calculated for this region.
GridVigil Power Pressure Score is not yet calculated for Ireland: the U.S. scoring thresholds aren't a defensible fit without region-specific calibration, so raw metrics are shown here instead. Why.
Data last updated:
Generation mix
Fuel type
Capacity
Share
Wind
536 MW
100%
Interconnector flows (imports / exports)
EWIC (Great Britain): +530 MW (import)
Greenlink (Great Britain): +513 MW (import)
Positive = flowing into Ireland; negative = flowing out.
Historical comparison
Ireland demand is currently 4.2 GW, 7.7% above this time yesterday (3.9 GW).
Ireland demand is currently 2.7% above its 7-day average for this time of day (4.1 GW).
Ireland's peak today is 4.4 GW, below its highest peak of 4.5 GW over the past 13 days.