Solar rollout in Ireland: Revolution or reinforcing existing social inequity?

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2024-01-09
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Spillane, Jeanne
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As the uptake of renewables continues to accelerate in Ireland and Europe, driven in large part by government and European Union policy, key questions remain to be addressed around the justice implications of the rollout of solar energy and whether some people or groups are being left behind. This chapter seeks to review and synthesise some of the existing research around energy justice, energy poverty, solar PV and how each of these is applicable to the context of Ireland. It also contends that government policy supporting the adoption of solar PV must be appropriately targeted and adequately measured to ensure equitable access across income groups.
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Energy justice , Energy poverty , Solar energy justice , Ireland
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Spillane, J. (2024) 'Solar rollout in Ireland: Revolution or reinforcing existing social inequity?', in Phillips, A. and Kaschny, L. (eds) New Engagement Strategies for Energy Justice. Just Transitions. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp 33–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74519-5_3
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© 2024, the Author under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This version of the chapter has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74519-5_3