Kerry County Council should facilitate and encourage the micro generation of renewable energy. Exemption of development charges should be increased to 1 megawatt.
Energy costs and the response to climate change are significant challenges, which face the agriculture sector. In the IFA policy document Harnessing the Potential of Ireland’s Agriculture & Forestry for Renewable Energy Production and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction the Association identifies Renewable Energy as an important tool to addressing escalating energy costs and the climate change challenge. Kerry IFA supports the development of renewable energy initiatives, which can allow farmers reduce input costs while exporting energy to the national grid and at the same time reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and ask Kerry Co Council to have a pro-active approach.