The Price Of Power | Full Documentary | Ireland Energy Crisis
What’s driving Ireland’s energy crisis isn’t bad luck… it’s design.
The Price Of Power is a ground-level investigation into how Ireland became one of the most expensive places in Europe to keep the lights on. From wind curtailment to gas dependency, from battery rollouts to broken planning, this is a system under strain and few seem willing to confront it.
Through on-site reporting, expert voices, public records, and first-hand accounts, this film traces the threads behind rising costs, fragile infrastructure, and decisions that are reshaping the country’s future.
We investigate:
– Over €100 million paid for wind energy the grid could not use
– Why more renewables hasn’t meant cheaper electricity
– Battery storage systems being deployed ahead of regulation
– Ireland’s growing dependence on gas as Corrib Gas Field nears depletion
– The absence of gas storage after the closure of Kinsale Head Gas Field
– A planning system where legal challenges are fought between citizens and the state
– Data centres driving demand while building their own power supply
– The shift toward offshore wind under the state’s long-term strategy
This isn’t just about energy.
It’s about control who has it, who doesn’t, and who pays the price.
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Credit to : Kev Collins