Date: 04 July 2023
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Online

Course Overview

This course provides an overview of the connection offer processes and through examples demonstrates how connection policy will be applied to these connection applications going forward. It also provide an overview of the electricity and ongoing grid factors like constraints & curtailment.

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The learning objectives include:

• Background on the operation of the Irish Electricity System.
• Gain understanding of the ECP offer process in Ireland.
• Gain understanding of connection policies to determine connection method, connection costs and ongoing grid factors and costs.
• Gain understanding of the connection offer documentation.

Who should attend

Developers, consultants, legal advisors, financial investors, equipment suppliers and contractors for new renewable generation projects in Ireland.

Course Content

The sections within the one-day course will include:

• The Irish Electricity system and its operation
• Generation on the Irish Electricity System
• Connection Offer Process - ECP
• Dedicated and shared connection examples
• Connection policy
• Ongoing grid costs, factors & dispatch down

About the Trainer

Rory Mullan has been working in the Irish electricity industry since 1998. Prior to becoming a senior consultant, Rory has a background of working in commercial and technical roles in NIE, ESB and EirGrid. Rory is a member of the WEI and the RNI grid committees. Rory is also a member of the ISEA grid committee. Through his roles in the renewable trade associations, he has been at the forefront of the development of connection policy over the past ten years.