Electricity Supply Board
Type	Statutory Corporation
Founded	Dublin, Ireland (1927)
Headquarters	Dublin, Ireland
Key people	Padraig McManus, CEO Tadhg O'Donoghue Chairman
Industry	electricity generation/transmission/distribution, telecoms infrastructure, consultancy
Products	Electricity, bandwidth solutions, engineering consultants
Revenue	Over €2 billion in 2004
Employees	8,500 (2005)
Slogan	"Bringing energy to your door"
Website	www.esb.ie

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) (Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais in Irish), sometimes called ESB Ireland to differentiate it from US utilities, is responsible for generating and transmitting most of the electricity in the Republic of Ireland. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Power line redirects here. ... 11kV/400V-230V transformer in an older suburb of Wellington, New Zealand Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ...

There are three interconnectors with Northern Ireland Electricity and it is proposed that a new north-south interconnector will be constructed over the next few years. The Irish Government has recently approved the construction of a subsea East West Interconnector between Ireland and Wales, this will be owned by EirGrid. Another interconnector is being developed by a third party Imera Power. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) is the electricity transmission company in Northern Ireland. ... The 2nd Dáil (the last elected parliament of the Irish people) delegated its governmental authority to the military authority in 1938, which continues to this day as the lawful Government of Ireland. ... HVDC Submarine Cable // The East West Interconnector Project The East West Interconnector project is a 130km HVDC Submarine Electricity Interconnector connecting the UK and Irish Electricity markets. ... This article is about the country. ... Imera Power is an Irish Company and is a privately held company that pursues and develops international opportunities in the private power and gas markets. ...

The ESB has come under increased competition in recent year because of competition and deregulation policy. In recent years there have been independent power stations constructed at Edenderry, County Offaly; Huntstown and Ringsend, Dublin; Tynagh, County Galway and Aughinish, County Limerick. Edenderry (Eadán Doire in Irish) is a town in the north of County Offaly, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... Ringsend is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Evening time on Aughinish (Photo by Lara OConnell, 2004) Aughinish is a small island located in north county Clare, in Ireland (53. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Limerick Code: LK Area: 2,686 km² Population (2006) 183,863 (including Limerick City); 131,303 (without Limerick City) Website: www. ...

History

The ESB was established by the fledgling Irish Free State government under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 to manage Ireland's electricity supply after the successful Shannon Scheme at Ardnacrusha. The scheme was Ireland's first large scale electricity plant - and at the time, it was believed that it would meet the total energy demands of Ireland. To give an idea of the growth in demand, the output of Ardnacrusha is now approximately two per cent of national peak demand for power. Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann... Ardnacrusha, originally The Shannon Scheme, is Irelands largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on the River Shannon near Limerick City, Ireland. ...

By 1937, plans were being finalised for the construction of several more hydro-electric plants. The plans called for stations at Poulaphouca, Golden Falls, Leixlip (all in Leinster), Clady, Cliff and Cathleen's Fall (between Belleek and Ballyshannon in County Donegal), Carrigadrohid and Inniscarra (in County Cork). All these new plants were completed by 1949, and together harnessed approximately 75% of Ireland's inland water power potential. Many of these plants are still in operation — however as could be expected with continuing growth in demand their combined capacity falls far short of Ireland's modern needs. Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poulaphouca (Poll an Phúca in Irish, The Devils Hole) is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... Clady is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... Belleek is a village in the west of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland on the River Erne. ... The River Erne in Ballyshannon Ballyshannon (Béal Atha Seanaidh in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

With Ireland's towns and cities benefiting from electricity, the new government pushed the idea of Rural Electrification. Between 1946 and 1979, the ESB connected in excess of 420,000 customers in rural Ireland. The Rural Electrification Scheme has been described as "the Quiet Revolution" because of the major socio-economic change it brought about. The process was greatly helped in 1955 by the Electricity Supply Amendment Act, 1955. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1947, the ESB, needing ever more generation capacity, built the North Wall station on a 7.5 acre (30,000 m²) site in Dublin's industrial Port area on the North side of the River Liffey on the site of an old oil refinery. The original station consisted of one 12.5 MW steam turbine that was originally purchased for a power station at Portarlington but instead used at North Wall. Other power stations built around this time included the peat fired stations at Portarlington, County Laois, and Allenwood in County Kildare. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Boardwalks of River Liffey and OConnell Bridge, in Dublin City. ... Portarlington (Cúil an tSúdaire in Irish, meaning Tanners Corner) is a town in County Laois, straddling the border with County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. ... Portarlington (Cúil an tSúdaire in Irish, meaning Tanners Corner) is a town in County Laois, straddling the border with County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Portlaoise Code: LS Area: 1,719 km² Population (2006) 69,012 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ...

Because of the risks of becoming dependent on imported fuel sources and the potential for harvesting and utilising indigenous peat, the ESB - in partnership with Bord na Móna - established those stations and ESB also built Lanesboro power station in 1958. Located in County Longford, the plant burns peat, cut by Bord na Móna in the bogs of the Irish midlands. In 1965 the Shannonbridge station was commissioned. It is located in County Offaly. The two stations have been replaced by new peat-fired stations near the same locations, and peat is also used to power the independent Edenderry Power plant, in County Offaly. Bord na Móna (lit. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Longford Code: LD Area: 1,091 km² Population (2006) 34,361 Website: www. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... View from west bank of river Shannonbridge (Irish: Droichead na Sionainne) is a town with a population of around 600, located on the River Shannon in County Clare in Ireland, some 10 km south of Clonmacnoise. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... Edenderry (Eadán Doire in Irish) is a town in the north of County Offaly, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ...

As in most countries, energy consumption is low at night and high during the day. Aware of the substantial waste of night-time capacity, the ESB commissioned the Turlough Hill pumped storage hydro-electric station in 1968. This station, located in County Wicklow, pumps water uphill at night with the excess energy created by other stations, and releases it downhill during the day to turn turbines. The plant can generate up to 292 MW of power - but output is limited in terms of hours because of the storage capacity of the reservoir. Turlough Hill is Irelands only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant, it is located in the mountains of County Wicklow off the R756 road at the Wicklow Gap. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ...

The power station in Ringsend, Dublin.

The 1970s brought about a continued increase in Ireland's industrialisation and with it, a greater demand for energy. This new demand was to be met by the construction of the country's two largest power stations — Poolbeg in 1971 and Moneypoint in 1979. The latter, in County Clare, remains Ireland's only coal-burning plant and can produce 915 MW - just shy of the 1015 MW capacity of Poolbeg. In 2002 and 2003, new independent stations were constructed - Huntstown Power (north Dublin) and Dublin Bay Power (Ringsend, Dublin). Image File history File links Ringsend_Power_Station_i. ... Image File history File links Ringsend_Power_Station_i. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Poolbeg Thermal Station (from the west side) in 2006 Poolbeg Generating Station is a power station owned and operated by the Electricity Supply Board of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ringsend is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ...

In 1991, the ESB established the ESB Archive to store historical documents relating to the company and its impact on Irish life. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A page from the Book of Kells. ...

On 8 September 2003, two of the last remaining places in Ireland unconnected to the national grid - Inishturbot and Inishturk islands (off the coast of Galway)- were finally connected to the mains supply. Some islands are still powered by small diesel-run power stations. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

60 wind farms are currently connected to the power system (July 2006) and have the capacity to generate 590MW of power, depending on wind conditions. These wind farms are mainly owned by independent companies and landowners.

On 16 March 2005, the ESB announced that it is to sell its ShopElectric (ESB Retail) chain of shops, with the exception of the Dublin Fleet Street and Cork city centre outlets, to Bank of Scotland (Ireland), who will convert them into high street banks. Existing staff are to be offered positions as bank tellers. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bank of Scotland (Ireland) is a bank based in the Republic of Ireland owned by HBOS plc. ...

Relative size in a global context

The ESB had a monopoly in the Irish electricity market since 1927. Under European Union legislation, the Irish electricity market was opened to full competition for domestic users^[1] in 2005. Business users had already been able to choose their electricity supplier from 2001. The deregulation of the market for electricity supply has been less effective than anticipated. Commentators have considered that the ESB should be broken up or privatised. This ignores the fact that ESB operated on a break even basis^[2] for its first 70 years in accordance with the Electricity Act (1927). Having no shareholders requiring a dividend, meant that profit margins for competitors, who were to buy wholesale power for subsequent resale to customers moving away from ESB were small and several entrants to the market to supply customers in competition to ESB exited the market.

The population of Ireland and its electricity demand for a dispersed population, largely non-industrialised is relatively small in comparison to larger electrical utilities in Britain and mainland Europe and comparisons between a verticaly integrated^[3] ESB and exclusive electricity distribution companies can be a superficial comparison where like is not strictly compared with like.

The demand in the hinterland of many British cities exceeds that of the entire ESB network and the ESB's relatively small scale operation should not be ignored in ecconomic comparisons. The Commission for Energy Regulation has allowed electricity price increases consistently to the ESB and this is partly to encourage competition in the market. Accordingly the ESB now reports annually, considerable cash surpluses.

Competition in the generation of electricity is feasible, but the fuel cost of generation is the single largest production cost and rapidly rising electricity costs over the past 5 years are stated to be to allow profit to be made both for the dominant player and the new players in the market. The reality of competition has been that the dominant competitor to ESB is Viridian, the Northern Ireland electricity company. The lack of new entrants to the market and the ageing and imminent obsolescence of much of the current ESB power stations, threathen the reliability of electricity supply in the future.^[4] TheESRI have produced a report warning of the imminent consequences of past failure to invest in new generating plant.^[5]In December 2006, ESB was given permission to build a new station on the site of its' existing station in Aghada, conditional on it selling its' entire output to others on a wholesale basis, on the basis that subsequent retail resale would create competition. Similar offers to competitors to allow them to build private power stations on ESB owned sites have failed to attract any interest. The reality as declared ^[6] by the Chairman of ESB in February 2007, is that the incentives on offer to potential new electricity providers are of no interest to Irish business.

If 2007 passes without buyers for Shannonbridge and Lanesboro in particular, and some expression of interest for Tarbert, the thing has to unravel,” said O’Donoghue.’ ‘The regulator needs punters, he needs players. I would say to competitors it’s time to stop talking and start making proposals.” The ESB is always keen to step into the breach and build new plants but this would defeat the government’s plans to boost competition.’ ‘Somebody has to move on it and we’re always ready and willing to build new plant but we need licences and consent

EIRGRID: Ireland's independent TSO

Main article: Eirgrid

On July 1, 2006, a new state owned company, EirGrid plc, which is separate from all parties in the Irish electricity sector, took over responsibility for the operation of the Irish national grid. It has its own separate board and it reports to the CER and its main shareholder, the Irish government. It was established as an operator of the ESB's transmission system with ownership involving construction and maintenance of the transmission assets remaining with the ESB. On March 12 2007, an Irish Government white paper on energy policy^[7] proposed vesting ownership of the transmission assets in EirGrid. This proposed breakup of the vertically integrated ESB would reduce the credit rating of ESB and lead to higher costs.^[8] EirGrid is responsible for balancing electricity consumption and generation. EirGrid operates the wholesale power market and is cooperating with its counterpart in Northern Ireland (SONI or System Operator Northern Ireland) on the establishment of an All Island wholesale electricity market. More information on the functions of EirGrid, along with graphs of electricity demand updated every 15 minutes, are available on its website, www.eirgrid.com. {{Infobox_Company | Company_name = EirGrid plc| Company_logo = | Company_type = Public limited company - 100% of issued share capital held by Irish Government | Foundation = Registered as a company 7 February 2001, and was a commercial entity from that date. ...

Divisions of ESB

Businesses within ESB include :

ESB Power Generation, which is responsible for electricity generation and has 19 power stations and a wind power subsidiary; Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Worldwide installed capacity and prediction 1997-2010, Source: [http://www. ...

ESB Networks, which maintains the national grid's transmission infrastructure, across high, medium and low voltages;

ESB International (ESBI), which is a leading engineering consultancy firm and manages projects abroad in the electricity supply, generation and distribution markets;

ESB Retail traditionally operated a chain of high street electrical shops under the ShopElectric brand. These have been sold to Bank of Scotland (Ireland) and have closed. Bank of Scotland (Ireland) is a bank based in the Republic of Ireland owned by HBOS plc. ...

Facilities

Although Ireland has no nuclear power plants, an Act of the Oireachtas in 1971 created the Nuclear Energy Board. Later there was a proposal to build a nuclear power plant at Carnsore Point, and preparatory work was carried out, but this never resulted in an operational plant, owing to widespread public opposition. ESB's generation capacity relies on oil, coal, gas and peat, supplemented by hydro-electric and wind generation. Moneypoint and Poolbeg are the two most significant fossil fuel power stations — their combined capacity accounts for over a third of total capacity. Much of the peat is supplied by Bord na Móna while Bord Gáis supplies gas via its network. A nuclear power station. ... The Republic of Ireland has a common law legal system with four main sources of law: Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) Legislation Primary Legislation - Acts of the Oireachtas Secondary Legislation - Statutory Instrument Case law European Community Law Historical The state became independent in 1922 as the Irish Free... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The corporate logo The Nuclear Energy Board[1] (NEB) was established in Ireland on November 30, 1973 by the Nuclear Energy (An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh) Act, 1971. ... Carnsore Point in County Wexford, Ireland is famous for being the proposed location of the Nuclear Energy Board power plant which was to be built in the 1970s. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Natural gas is gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Wind, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (XIV century) Given a difference in barometric pressure between two air masses, a wind will arise between the two which tends to flow from the area of high pressure to the area of low pressure until the two air masses are at the same pressure, although... Poolbeg Thermal Station (from the west side) in 2006 Poolbeg Generating Station is a power station owned and operated by the Electricity Supply Board of the Republic of Ireland. ... Coal rail cars in Ashtabula, Ohio Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. ... Bord na Móna (lit. ... BG Energy Supply logo Bord Gáis or Bord Gáis Éireann - The Irish Gas Board (BGE) is the main supplier and distributer of pipeline natural gas in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Inniscarra hydro-electric dam, River Lee, Co. Cork

The Ardnacrusha hydro-electric scheme on the river Shannon was a major engineering feat in a nascant Irish state. There are additional hydro-electric schemes on the rivers Clady, Erne, Lee and Liffey. The company also operates a few small wind farms throughout the country through its subsidiary . Hibernian Wind Energy. Hydro and wind farms are significant renewable energy sources Turlough Hill pumped storage scheme although a hydro plant is not a renewable energy source, as it requires grid energy to pump water uphill for subsequent release downhill. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2047 KB) Inniscarra Dam, County Cork, Ireland Created by Kglavin Feb 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Electricity Supply Board ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2047 KB) Inniscarra Dam, County Cork, Ireland Created by Kglavin Feb 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Electricity Supply Board ... The Erne is an 120 km long river in the north of Ireland. ... The River Lee is a river in the Republic of Ireland, flowing through County Cork and Cork city, before draining into Cork Harbour on Irelands south coast. ... Boardwalks of River Liffey and OConnell Bridge, in Dublin City. ... World renewable energy in 2005 (except 2004 data for items marked* or **). Enlarge image to read exclusions. ... Turlough Hill is Irelands only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant, it is located in the mountains of County Wicklow off the R756 road at the Wicklow Gap. ... World renewable energy in 2005 (except 2004 data for items marked* or **). Enlarge image to read exclusions. ...

Capacity of Major ESB Plants

Standards

The Shannon Scheme was the start of the ESB's reliance on German electro-technology, especially for plant, in particular Siemens and the associated 220 volt (now 230 volt) supply. Domestic equipment mostly followed the UK British Standards for the most part with very few exceptions, perhaps the only significant anomaly being that Irish bathrooms generally do not have pull cord-operated lights but rather a traditional wall mounted light switch outside. A small number of old installations used the European "side-earth" type sockets but the majority of buildings use British style plugs and sockets. German/Swiss style fuseboxes were almost universally used in preference to UK-style consumer units containing rewirable or cartridge "wylex" fuses although these are now being superseded by circuit breakers in newer buildings. The main fuse in Irish domestic supplies is usually only 63 amperes compared to the 80 or 100 amp standard in the UK which sometimes causes difficulties for households using multiple electric showers. Siemens AG (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) is one of the worlds largest technology companies. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... British Standards is the new name of the British Standards Institute and is part of BSI Group which also includes a testing organisation. ... Double Schuko socket with one plug inserted CEE 7/7 hybrid Schuko/French plug Schuko (IPA: ) is the common colloquial name for a system of domestic power plugs and sockets that is also known as Type F or CEE 7/4. A Schuko plug features two round pins of 4. ... BS1363 type electrical socket British Standard BS 1363 specifies the type of domestic AC power plugs and sockets most commonly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and many former British colonies. ... 200 A Industrial fuse. ... Wylex standard consumer unit fitted with rewirable fuses Modern Hager consumer unit fitted with MCBs and an RCD A consumer unit is a box of fuses or breakers, usually arranged in a single row. ... 200 A Industrial fuse. ... A circuit breaker is a piece of equipment which is designed to protect an electrical apparatus from damage caused by overload or short circuit. ... Current can be measured by a galvanometer, via the deflection of a magnetic needle in the magnetic field created by the current. ... Current can be measured by a galvanometer, via the deflection of a magnetic needle in the magnetic field created by the current. ...

Workers

The ESB is one of the largest companies in Ireland and employs over 8,500 people, it is 5% owned by its workers - this ownership is known as ESB ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Trustee Limited. The company is heavily unionised with the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) being one of the largest unions in the company. The last major strike was in 1991, though strike action has been threatened as recently as February 2005 and often at times of industrial dispute. National surveys show, in line with other similar semi-state sector workers, that wages are above the national average - one recent survey [2] showed that the average salary costs are twice the national average. It should however be remembered that workers of the company may be "on call" after hours, weekends and at holidays because of the unpredictability of emergencies. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ...

See also

• Economy of the Republic of Ireland
• History of Ireland
• List of Irish companies
• Public ownership
• State-owned enterprise
• Viridian_Group Northern Ireland Electricity Company
• rolling blackout The "Zone rota" system used during labour strikes

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References

1. ^ No company offers supply to domestic consumers as an alternative to ESB as of October 2006.
2. ^ Costs and revenue should be similar with no profit on sales to be taken.
3. ^ ESB generates, transmits, distributes and sells its product.
4. ^ ESRI report warns of risk of electricity shortages
5. ^ pdf format document
6. ^ [1]
7. ^ Energy White Paper March 2007
8. ^ Proposals will affect the ESB’s credit rating
9. ^ Powering the Country - ESB Power Generation (retrieved 12 December 2006)

Print

• R. O'Connor, J.A. Crutchfield, B.J. Whelan. Socio-Economic Impact of the Construction of the Esb Power-Station at Moneypoint, Co. Clare (Economic and Social Research Institute, 1981) ISBN 0-7070-0041-6
• Tim Hastings. Semi-States in Crisis: The Challenge for Industrial Relations in the ESB and Other Major Semi-State Companies (Oak Tree Press, 1994) ISBN 1-872853-79-X

Online

• Official website - Electricity Supply Board
• ESB International
• ESB Independent Energy
• Eirgrid
• History of Ardnacrusha

Electricity generation in Ireland
Companies / organisations Airtricity | Dublin Bay Power | EirGrid | Electricity Supply Board | Huntstown Power | Imera Power | Northern Ireland Electricity | Nuclear Energy Board | Premier Power (NI) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (746x945, 684 KB)Topography of Ireland Source: http://earthobservatory. ... Airtricity is a wind farm operator in Ireland. ... {{Infobox_Company | Company_name = EirGrid plc| Company_logo = | Company_type = Public limited company - 100% of issued share capital held by Irish Government | Foundation = Registered as a company 7 February 2001, and was a commercial entity from that date. ... Imera Power is an Irish Company and is a privately held company that pursues and develops international opportunities in the private power and gas markets. ... Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) is the electricity transmission company in Northern Ireland. ... The corporate logo The Nuclear Energy Board[1] (NEB) was established in Ireland on November 30, 1973 by the Nuclear Energy (An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh) Act, 1971. ... Premier Power is an electricity supply company in Northern Ireland. ...
Electricity generating stations Aghada | Ardnacrusha | Ballylumford (NI) | Carnsore Point | Lanesboro | Moneypoint | Poulaphouca | Ringsend (Poolbeg) | Shannonbridge | Tarbert | Turlough Hill Ardnacrusha, originally The Shannon Scheme, is Irelands largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on the River Shannon near Limerick City, Ireland. ... Ballylumford Ballylumford power station is a power station near Larne in Northern Ireland. ... Carnsore Point in County Wexford, Ireland is famous for being the proposed location of the Nuclear Energy Board power plant which was to be built in the 1970s. ... Poulaphouca (Poll an Phúca in Irish, The Devils Hole) is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... Poolbeg power station stands on the south bank of Dublin Port in Ringsend. ... View from west bank of river Shannonbridge (Irish: Droichead na Sionainne) is a town with a population of around 600, located on the River Shannon in County Clare in Ireland, some 10 km south of Clonmacnoise. ... Aerial Photo of Tarbert Looking North Tarbert is a village in the north of County Kerry. ... Turlough Hill is Irelands only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant, it is located in the mountains of County Wicklow off the R756 road at the Wicklow Gap. ...
(NI) indicates Northern Ireland