
Airtricity are a world leading
renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms across Europe. We
are both a generator and supplier of electricity and currently supply green
electricity to over 38,000 customers in Ireland.
We have 14 wind farms in operation throughout Republic of Ireland, Northern
Ireland and Scotland resulting in almost 400MW. A further 9 wind farms totalling
almost 400MW are under construction with a global pipeline of over 10,000MW.
In January 2008, the sale of Airtricity was completed to Scottish and Southern
Energy Plc.
Scottish and Southern Energy (“SSE”), headquartered in Perth, in Scotland, is an
integrated electricity and gas provider, listed on the London Stock Exchange
with a market capitalisation of around €19 billion. SSE is the UK’s largest
generator of renewable energy, owning and operating over 1,300MW of hydro and
one of the UK’s largest operational wind farms. Overall, SSE has four
operational wind farms in the UK, with a total installed capacity of almost
170MW, and four wind farms at various stages in the construction process with a
total capacity of almost 150MW.