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Offshore wind delays contributing to high energy bills - Markey

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Offshore wind delays contributing to high energy bills - Markey

There's a warning that electricity bills will remain high unless Ireland speeds up the rollout of offshore wind production.

That's according to Midlands North West MEP Colm Markey who was reacting to new figures, which reveal that electricity prices here are the highest in Europe

Consumers here are paying €900 a year more compared with the EU average.

MEP Markey says offshore wind energy is the only way in addressing the major discrepancies:

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