Wind Energy in Dublin
Annual yield
11,157
kWh/year
Payback period
not reached
CO₂ savings
3.3
t CO₂/year
Example calculation: 10 kW system, country average values
Frequently asked questions about Dublin
How much electricity does a 10 kW wind turbine produce in Dublin?
With a capacity factor of 13%, a 10 kW turbine in Dublin generates approximately 11157 kWh per year.
How much does a small wind turbine cost in Dublin?
A 10 kW wind turbine in Dublin typically costs around €40,000 including installation.
What is the payback period for a wind turbine in Dublin?
Given local wind conditions, the investment is not paid back within the 20-year horizon of this example calculation.
How much CO₂ does a wind turbine save in Dublin per year?
A 10 kW wind turbine in Dublin avoids approximately 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
Assumptions and provenance
This example calculation is disclosed in full. Every quantity below enters the figures above exactly as stated — a specialist can recompute them or substitute their own assumptions.
- Payback (cumulative)
- not reached in 20 years
- Payback (discounted)
- not reached in 20 years
- Payback (static)
- 44.6 years
Sum of the nominal annual net benefits, including degradation, price escalation and replacement costs — not discounted. This is the figure shown above.
The same cash flows, discounted at the nominal rate the net present value uses. Always the later of the two.
Investment divided by the first year's benefit — without price escalation, degradation or replacement costs. Many quotes use this; depending on the assumptions it comes out shorter or longer.
| Quantity | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| System size | 10 kW | Example system of this page |
| Investment | €40,000 (€4,000/kW) | IEA Wind TCP Task 27 / WindEurope: 3.000–6.000 €/kW installiert für Kleinwind, Mittelwert bei 10 kW |
| Operating cost | €1,200/a | — |
| Electricity price | 0.400 EUR/kWh | Eurostat nrg_pc_204, Band DC, 2025-S2 |
| Feed-in tariff | 0.1350 EUR/kWh | — |
| Self-consumption share | 20 % | Wind generates at night and in winter — the share is structurally below that of solar. |
| Degradation | 0.5 %/a | — |
| Price escalation | 2.0 %/a | — |
| Discount rate | 3.0 %/a | Nominal, matching the nominally escalating revenues |
| Horizon | 20 years | — |
| Grid CO₂ factor | 295 g/kWh | EEA, greenhouse gas emission intensity of electricity generation (seed), 2023 |
| Wind speed (data source) | 6.48 m/s | Annual mean at 50 m reference height |
| Wind speed (hub height) | 4.87 m/s | Logarithmic wind profile, converted to 15 m |
| Hub height | 15 m | — |
| Terrain | Suburban | z₀ = 0.4 m |
| Weibull shape parameter k | 2.00 | — |
| Air density | 1.247 kg/m³ | — |
| Capacity factor | 12.7 % net | Gross 15.2 %, less 16 % losses |
Data source: New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) · version Mesoscale Atlas v1 · as of 2019 (release), model years 2005–2018 · licence: CC BY 4.0
Non-binding initial assessment for an example system, not professional advice. Small wind requires an on-site wind measurement before any investment decision.