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Renewable energy projects in County Clare

Every solar, wind and battery application in the county's planning register, joined to the ESB Networks substation nearest it and the generation capacity that substation has available. Updated from public records; last checked Sep 1, 2026.

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74
Utility-scale projects
solar, wind and battery
47
Still live in the system
not refused, withdrawn or lapsed
224.6
MW stated
from 12 of 74 applications that state one
4021.5
Hectares of site area
across 45 applications
12
Substations with no capacity
of 92 near these projects
7
Under appeal now
17 have been appealed at some point

Where they are

The map plots 74 projects on a background supplied by OpenStreetMap, which receives your IP address when it loads.

Positions are as published in the national planning register, or — for applications made directly to An Coimisiun Pleanala — at the centre of the site boundary that case publishes. Colour shows planning status.

Planning status

Planning status of renewable projects in County Clare Application submitted 5 Under appeal 7 Permission granted 35 Permission refused 3 Withdrawn 5 Permission lapsed 13 No decision recorded 6

Technologies

Technologies in the County Clare pipeline Solar 35 Wind 33 Battery storage 15

A project appears under each technology it includes, so co-located solar-and-battery schemes are counted in both.

Grid capacity

38 of 74 projects are matched to a named substation with enough confidence to publish the link (51.4%). The remaining 36 are listed as unmatched rather than guessed — matching a project to the wrong substation is worse than leaving it unmatched, so a name match must also be corroborated by distance before it counts.

2 projects sit at a substation ESB Networks currently publishes as having no firm generation capacity available.

Areas

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We track every solar, wind and battery application in the national planning register — and the large ones made directly to An Coimisiun Pleanala, which never reach a council register at all — as they move through planning, and which substations still have capacity to take a connection. If you want to be told when something is lodged near your land, leave an email address.

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Live applications

Wind — Drummod

Permission granted DrummodCapacity not stated746.57 ha siteLodged Nov 30, 2020 Ref ABP-308799
Grid: SCARIFF (38 kV), 7.2 km away. 2.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at SCARIFF.

Wind — Knockalassa

Application submitted KnockalassaCapacity not stated584.32 ha siteLodged May 5, 2026 Ref ABP-324270
Grid: SLIEVECALLAN (110 kV), 3.49 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for SLIEVECALLAN.

Wind — Ballyduneen

Application submitted BallyduneenCapacity not stated365.47 ha siteLodged Sep 30, 2025 Ref ABP-323783
Grid: CRANNY (38 kV), 3.66 km away. 1.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at CRANNY.

Solar — Ennis

Permission granted EnnisCapacity not stated126.0 ha siteLodged Jul 16, 2021 Ref 21756
Grid: CAHIRCALLA (38 kV), 0.17 km away. 2.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS NORTH.

Solar — Ennis

Permission granted EnnisCapacity not stated115.2 ha siteLodged Feb 8, 2023 Ref 2360020
Grid: CAHIRCALLA (38 kV), 2.79 km away. 2.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS NORTH.

Battery storage + Solar — Ardkyle

Under appeal Ardkyle60.0 MW stated98.0 ha siteLodged Sep 11, 2025 Ref 2560560
Grid: DRUMLINE (110 kV), 1.64 km away. 29.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at DRUMLINE.

Solar — Ardnacrusha

Under appeal ArdnacrushaCapacity not stated96.0 ha siteLodged Oct 4, 2024 Ref 2460485
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 4.47 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Solar — Newmarket-On-Fergus

Application submitted Newmarket-On-FergusCapacity not stated95.0 ha siteLodged Jul 1, 2026 Ref 2660423
Grid: DRUMLINE (110 kV), 2.09 km away. 29.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at DRUMLINE.

Solar — Ballykeelaun

Permission granted BallykeelaunCapacity not stated70.0 ha siteLodged Jul 13, 2023 Ref 2360249
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 1.32 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Battery storage + Wind — Ballymoloney

Permission granted BallymoloneyCapacity not stated52.4 ha siteLodged Aug 29, 2024 Ref 2460411
Grid: BIRDHILL (38 kV), 8.67 km away. 8.8 MW of firm generation capacity available at BIRDHILL.

Wind — Lackamore

Under appeal LackamoreCapacity not stated37.6 ha siteLodged Aug 27, 2025 Ref 2560520
Grid: SLIEVECALLAN (110 kV), 6.49 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for SLIEVECALLAN.

Wind — Kilrush

Under appeal Kilrush15.0 MW stated36.76 ha siteLodged May 8, 2025 Ref 2560257
Grid: MOANMORE (38 kV), 1.83 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for MOANMORE.

Solar — Ardnacrusha

Permission granted ArdnacrushaCapacity not stated36.7 ha siteLodged Aug 30, 2024 Ref 2460416
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 0.85 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Battery storage — Area

Application submitted AreaCapacity not stated35.9 ha siteLodged Aug 17, 2026 Ref 2660530
Grid: MONEYPOINT (400 kV), 0.33 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for MONEYPOINT.

Solar — Spancil Hill

Permission granted Spancil HillCapacity not stated31.18 ha siteLodged Mar 15, 2019 Ref 19194
Grid: ENNIS (110 kV), 4.42 km away. 15.1 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS.

Wind — Kilrush

Permission granted KilrushCapacity not stated31.13 ha siteLodged Mar 29, 2024 Ref 2460143
Grid: TULLABRACK (110 kV), 1.9 km away. No firm generation capacity currently available at TULLABRACK.

Wind — Lackamore

Under appeal LackamoreCapacity not stated23.07 ha siteLodged Mar 31, 2026 Ref 2660207
Grid: SLIEVECALLAN (110 kV), 6.69 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for SLIEVECALLAN.

Wind — Ballykeelaun

Permission granted BallykeelaunCapacity not stated22.48 ha siteLodged Nov 20, 2023 Ref ABP-318505
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 7.81 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Solar — Newmarket-On-Fergus

Permission granted Newmarket-On-FergusCapacity not stated10.52 ha siteLodged Nov 19, 2024 Ref 2460574
Grid: DRUMLINE (110 kV), 5.38 km away. 29.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at DRUMLINE.

Solar — Cratloe

Permission granted CratloeCapacity not stated9.4 ha siteLodged May 26, 2017 Ref 17411
Grid: CRATLOE (38 kV), 1.02 km away. 4.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at CRATLOE.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted Shannon1.2 MW stated6.875 ha siteLodged Jun 7, 2024 Ref 2460273
Grid: SHANNON (38 kV), 1.09 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Battery storage — Ballygeery West

Permission granted Ballygeery WestCapacity not stated6.2 ha siteLodged Sep 22, 2023 Ref 2360393
Grid: PROSPECT (220 kV), 0.12 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for PROSPECT.

Solar — Glenlon South

Permission granted Glenlon SouthCapacity not stated5.52 ha siteLodged Sep 16, 2025 Ref 2560563
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 0.8 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted ShannonCapacity not stated4.384 ha siteLodged Jan 29, 2026 Ref 2660039
Grid: SHANNON (38 kV), 0.71 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted ShannonCapacity not stated3.85 ha siteLodged Mar 6, 2025 Ref 2560104
Grid: RINEANNA (38 kV), 0.71 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted ShannonCapacity not stated3.67 ha siteLodged Mar 28, 2024 Ref 2460141
Grid: DRUMLINE (110 kV), 0.41 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Battery storage + Wind — Bridgetown

Under appeal BridgetownCapacity not stated3.58 ha siteLodged Dec 12, 2025 Ref 2560794
Grid: ARDNACRUSHA (110 kV), 8.11 km away. 35 MW of firm generation capacity available at ARDNACRUSHA.

Battery storage — Newmarket-On-Fergus

Permission granted Newmarket-On-Fergus20.0 MW stated3.5 ha siteLodged Sep 30, 2020 Ref 20705
Grid: SHANNON (38 kV), 1.66 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted ShannonCapacity not stated3.34 ha siteLodged Apr 28, 2025 Ref 2560218
Grid: RINEANNA (38 kV), 0.27 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Battery storage + Solar — Coolshamroge

Permission granted Coolshamroge50.0 MW stated2.97 ha siteLodged Dec 1, 2025 Ref 2560747
Grid: CLARECASTLE (38 kV), 4.69 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for CLARECASTLE.

Solar — Baunkyle Corofin

Permission granted Baunkyle CorofinCapacity not stated2.34 ha siteLodged Apr 10, 2024 Ref 2460156
Grid: ENNIS NORTH (38 kV), 11.34 km away. 2.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS NORTH.

Solar — Shannon

Permission granted ShannonCapacity not stated2.29 ha siteLodged Feb 14, 2025 Ref 2560064
Grid: RINEANNA (38 kV), 0.24 km away. 14.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at SHANNON.

Battery storage + Wind — Ennis

Permission granted EnnisCapacity not stated1.42 ha siteLodged Oct 31, 2025 Ref 2560670
Grid: BOOLTIAGH (110 kV), 0.1 km away. 2.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at BOOLTIAGH.

Battery storage + Solar — Sixmilebridge

Permission granted SixmilebridgeCapacity not statedLodged Jan 23, 2017 Ref 1731
Grid: DRUMLINE (110 kV), 1.05 km away. 29.7 MW of firm generation capacity available at DRUMLINE.

Battery storage + Solar — Caherteige

Permission granted CaherteigeCapacity not statedLodged Jul 18, 2018 Ref 18585
Grid: RINEANNA (38 kV), 1.56 km away. 13.8 MW of firm generation capacity available at RINEANNA.

Solar — Spancil Hill

Permission granted Spancil HillCapacity not statedLodged Mar 13, 2019 Ref 19180
Grid: ENNIS (110 kV), 2.64 km away. 15.1 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS.

Wind — Booltiagh

Under appeal BooltiaghCapacity not statedLodged Sep 18, 2020 Ref 20658
Grid: GREYGROVE (38 kV), 5.03 km away. 2.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at BOOLTIAGH.

Wind — Boolynaknockaun Glenmore Booltiagh

Permission granted Boolynaknockaun Glenmore BooltiaghCapacity not statedLodged Oct 6, 2021 Ref 211057
Grid: CRANNY (38 kV), 3.07 km away. 2.9 MW of firm generation capacity available at BOOLTIAGH.

Solar — Ennis

Permission granted EnnisCapacity not statedLodged Aug 27, 2021 Ref 21915
Grid: CLARECASTLE (38 kV), 1.58 km away. ESB Networks has not published available generation capacity for CLARECASTLE.

Solar — Ennis

Permission granted EnnisCapacity not statedLodged Jul 1, 2022 Ref 22586
Grid: CLARECASTLE (38 kV), 4.42 km away. 15.1 MW of firm generation capacity available at ENNIS.