Offices solar projects in Ireland
4 solar installations at Irish office buildings are listed here with size, installer and source. The largest is Fexco at 188 kW. The planning register holds a further 7 applications.
Which office buildings have installed solar?
| Site | County | Size | Installer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fexco | 188 kW | Greenvolt Next | Greenvolt Next | |
| Kingspan Group HQ, Kingscourt | Cavan | 130 kW | Northeast Electrical | |
| Kirby Group, Raheen2024 | Limerick | 85 kW | Not named | Kirby Group |
| IDA Advanced Technology Building, Butlerstown | Waterford | 50 kW | Enerpower | Enerpower |
Why does solar suit office buildings?
Office load falls at weekends, so systems are sized to weekday demand and tend to be smaller.
- Fexco: Ground-mounted array for an office site, listed at 39 tonnes of CO2; location not stated.
- Kingspan Group HQ, Kingscourt: Snippet-only with no source URL captured: 563 Yingli 235 W modules.
- Kirby Group, Raheen: Over 180 panels energised May 2024, saving 17 tCO2e a year; installer not named.
- IDA Advanced Technology Building, Butlerstown: Snippet-only: over 150 panels on an IDA office and industrial building.
What is in the planning register?
The register has 7 applications for solar at this kind of premises, and 6 were granted. The named sites are below, largest first. "Granted" is permission to build. A scheme is shown as built only where a published report says so.
| Site | County | Size applied for | Status | Planning record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arklow Shipping HQ | Wicklow | 109 kW | Granted | 2024, ref 2460697 |
| ESB Wilton Regional Office | Cork | 1,200 m² | Granted | 2025, ref 2543635 |
| 1 George's Dock, IFSC | Dublin | 224 m² | Granted | 2024, ref 4220/24 |
| 1 George's Dock, IFSC | Dublin | 316 m² | Granted | 2026, ref WEB2377/26 |
| Ardagh Group, Ardagh House | Dublin | 180 panels | Granted | 2022, ref D22A/0440 |
Where to go next
- All commercial solar projects, across every sector
- Commercial solar panel cost by system size
- Commercial solar grants for offices sites