Christ Church Cathedral switches to 100% sustainable energy

Pinergy purchase agreement will see needs met exclusively by wind farm in Co Leitrim

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Susanne Reid, Christ Church Cathedral, and Colm Foley, Pinergy

Christ Church Cathedral has signed a one-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Pinergy. This agreement will enable the iconic Dublin cathedral to power its operations using renewable energy sourced from Moneenatieve Wind Farm, Co Leitrim.

The CPPA forms part of Pinergy’s Guarantee of Origin offering, which allows companies to purchase electricity generated from wind or solar farms based in Ireland that is feeding into the national grid.

Christ Church Cathedral becomes the first in Ireland to sign a CPPA, which will meet 100% of its annual energy requirements.

Cathedral CEO, Susanne Reid said: “Pinergy’s Guarantee of Origin offering provides an excellent opportunity for Christ Church Cathedral and other historically unique buildings to improve our sustainability credentials while preserving the authenticity of our historic building.”

Colm Foley, Pinergy commercial energy manager, said: “This agreement demonstrates the Cathedral’s commitment to sustainability and shows that they are pioneers in this space. Ireland has lots of beautiful historic buildings and we believe it’s crucial to help these historically significant buildings transition to renewable energy, so they don’t get left behind in the energy transition.”

Pinergy has secured corporate power purchase agreements for more than 130gWh of annual Irish wind generation under its Guarantee of Origin offering with demand expected to increase substantially in the coming years as more companies look to reduce their carbon footprint.

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