Barry Hayes

UCC

Dr Barry Hayes lectures in Power Systems Engineering at UCC and is a funded investigator in the SFI MaREI Centre. He leads a research group focused on the operation and planning of future power systems.

'We should manage expectations around what smart meters can do for consumers in the short term.'

Are smart meters providing any benefits to electricity customers?

Only 4% of customers with smart meters are using them properly so can they actually help households save money on energy?

Cost of Living • 25 Oct 22

'We could envisage a scenario this winter, where we have a

Will we face electricity shortages in Ireland this winter?

Facing an energy crisis not seen since the 1970s, how worried should we be about the lights going out this winter?

Energy • 30 Aug 22

Could this be the winter of cooking by candlelight?

Why do electricity blackouts happen?

Large-scale blackouts that result in total power loss to a large region are a nightmare scenario for grid operators

Energy • 14 Oct 21

Your new smart electricity meter will look like this, but will it save you money?

Smart electricity meters are coming so what can we expect?

The success or failure of the rollout of new meters will depend on the Irish consumer's willingness to engage with the technology..

Smart meters • 13 Oct 21

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