New wholesale electricity market rules have been introduced in Ireland, designed to allow battery storage assets to participate directly. From 11 November, the Scheduling and Dispatch Programme (SDP) was launched. Since 2020, Ireland has made impressive strides by connecting over one gigawatt (GW) of energy storage capacity to its electricity grid – a significant milestone on its path to generating 80% electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar energy by 2030 and eventually achieving the net. This study by TNEI highlights how energy storage can support the operation of the grid and reduce dispatch down of renewable generation. February 2026 Download the report This is a short policy ask document outlining ESI's core policy asks of Government to grow the energy storage sector. Download a. Call comes to support efforts to drive down the cost of electricity for customers 1st December 2025, Dublin: Energy Storage Ireland (ESI), the representative body for Ireland's energy storage industry, has called on EirGrid to deliver the Government's 500 MW energy storage target by 2030. The major grid modernisation and flexibility initiative has been led by the two. At Energy Storage Ireland 2025, the message was clear: energy storage is central to a stable, low-carbon grid, and while short-duration battery systems (BESS) are available, long-duration storage (LDES) supply is in its infancy, however ESBN has a structure to enable LDES rollout in Ireland. Energy Storage Ireland called for more ambition and a longer contract length to reflect international standards.
