The Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE) in Ireland for the five months of the winter period being studied is 3.6 hours. The LOLE has reduced from 21 hours last winter and 51 hours the previous winter; however, it remains just outside the three hours per year standard.

The grid requires unprecedented change in the lead up to
2030.The main objective of the Shaping Our Electricity
Future Roadmap Version 1.1 Plain English Summary is to
outline how we can make the grid ready so that 80% of
Ireland’s and Northern Ireland’s electricity can come from
renewable sources, like the wind and sun, by 2030.