20.11.2024
Christ Church Cathedral Secures Renewable Electricity From Wind Farm in Leitrim
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, has signed a one–year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with Pinergy, a leading energy transition company. This agreement will enable the iconic Dublin cathedral to power its operations using renewable energy sourced from Moneenatieve Wind Farm in County Leitrim.
With this agreement, Christ Church Cathedral becomes the first cathedral or church in Ireland to sign a CPPA. This CPPA will meet 100% of the cathedral’s annual energy requirements and support its sustainability ambitions to reduce its carbon emissions.
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.
Commenting on the CPPA, cathedral CEO Susanne Reid stated: “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 Manageradded: “We are pleased to announce this new CPPA with Christ Church Cathedral, a well–known landmark in the heart of Dublin city. 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’s Guarantee of Origin offering supports companies as they look to reduce their carbon footprint ensuring they now have a traceable energy system in place for their portfolio from a chosen renewable facility in Ireland.