Published by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Datasets of __hydro energy__ generators __connected__ to the electricity network are downloadable as GIS shapefiles. Two spatial reference systems are applied to the downloadable shapefiles: Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) and WGS 84 (EPSG:3857). <br>
Connected generators are those with an electrical connection to the electricity network or “grid”.
Each connection is quantified by a Maximum Export Capacity (MEC), expressed in megawatts (MW). Hydro generators built over multiple phases appear in these datasets as individual generators, each with a total MEC value. Such generators are larger, TSO-connected, and built in early decades of the State at: Ardnacrusha, Cliff, Cathleen’s Fall, Inniscarra, and Pollaphuca. <br>
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) offers the same data in its Hydro Mapping System, a digital map of Ireland's hydro energy connections and resources (http://gis.seai.ie/hydro).
__References__ <br>
Ireland’s Distributed System Operator (DSO) and Transmission System Operator (TSO), ESB Networks and EirGrid respectively, provided the raw data on hydro energy connections. They publish their datasets, for information purposes, at:
DSO Connected-Energised Non-Wind Generators (ESB Networks) <br>
https://www.esbnetworks.ie/new-connections/generator-connections-group/generator-statistics
TSO Connected Renewable Generators (EirGrid Group) <br>
https://www.eirgridgroup.com/customer-and-industry/general-customer-information/connected-and-contracted-generators/
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Created | 2022-02-08 |
| Last Updated | 2022-02-10 |