Ireland is scaling infrastructure and modernising operations further to reach its goals of 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and running a system almost entirely from wind, solar, storage and imports by 2035, while managing growing electricity demand from the housing, data. . Ireland is scaling infrastructure and modernising operations further to reach its goals of 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and running a system almost entirely from wind, solar, storage and imports by 2035, while managing growing electricity demand from the housing, data. . Ireland's energy sector enters 2026 at a critical inflection point. Following a year of exceptional economic growth, significant policy developments and announcements, and landmark energy deals, the focus now shifts to delivery. This outlook considers the key macroeconomic, policy and market. . We have developed average electricity and natural gas prices for business and households. The graphs below show the average natural gas and electricity prices to business and households across all consumption bands in the. . Ireland has set a range of policy goals spanning the next decade, from improving energy security by reducing its reliance on imported fossil fuels, to meeting its climate targets, expanding its housing stock, and supporting the growth of digital infrastructure such as data centres. By 2023 renewables (wind, hydro, solar, biomass) supplied roughly 41% of generation. Natural gas remained the single largest source (~44%), with the remainder coming from coal/peat/oil (~5%) and net imports (~10%). The energy market is a broad term that encompasses all forms of energy, including fossil fuels, renewable sources, and nuclear. .