How do we keep energy costs down AND go green?

zod

“Ireland is a very important part of the Intel network worldwide and will continue to be. We have the investment on the ground, we have the skills and workforce in place. We just need to tighten up on costs and ensure we are competing for every new investment.

“Energy costs in Ireland are a massive worry for us,” he added.

The spokesman also said that crucial factors such as a ‘yes’ vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum will be closely watched by Intel management in Santa Clara, California: “This is not just Intel; every multinational in Ireland will be watching the Lisbon vote. It will affect how Ireland continues to be perceived internationally.

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13451/business/intel-warns-ireland-needs-to-lower-costs-to-win-investment


We may have to bite the bullet and go nuclear ?

Macha

Do you know that €6bn leaves our economy every year in energy costs? Even by the simple fact of spending that money on domestic energy creation (ie renewables) will be an incredbly huge boon to our economy.

That's before we even go into the economics of wind power/hydro/solar vs fossil fuels.