Was in the West of Ireland last year and took a ferry across the River Shannon sort of near Limerick. Very large power plants on both sides of the river. One was coal fired and the other seemed rigged for oil delivery by sea. Both plants not running. Lots of windmills though. Seems the Irish government has made a decision to only use the expensive green power sources. Maybe it’s because green is their national color?
It’s because their EU masters ordered them to.