Completed27 Mar 2026Irelandutility-scale solarpublic-b79d8a6ac7a8

Find lower-risk utility-scale solar opportunities in Ireland with decent grid access and explain the top-ranked cells clearly.

This run prioritizes which 10 km Irish screening cells deserve next-stage diligence. It does not prove site viability.

Top-ranked: DUBLIN candidate 0393Weight source: manualP 50% · G 35% · A 15%

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Ranked shortlist, spatial context, and evidence layers.

4 shortlisted5 layers

Evidence-backed GIS panel

Thematic mode

Layers

Legend

Lower score

Competitive

Top score

Ranked shortlist

Selected candidate

DUBLIN candidate 0393

Rank 1 in DUBLIN

Final score

Weight source

manual

Protected-area exposure

1.0%

Nearest known substation

0.6 km

Usable screened area

96.8 sq km

Why this ranked here

DUBLIN candidate 0393 remains in the shortlist after manual reranking because its weighted planning, grid, and screened-area evidence still keeps it inside the top cohort.

Score contributions

Planning

49.5

Grid

34.3

Area

14.6

Coarse screening only. Grid distance is a spatial proxy, protected-area overlap is a planning drag proxy, and usable area is not parcel control or engineering design.

Next diligence checks

Validate grid connection options

High

Replace the grid-distance proxy for DUBLIN candidate 0393 with a live engineering view on connection feasibility and queue realities.

Run parcel-level planning review

High

Confirm that DUBLIN candidate 0393 remains viable once parcel-level ecology, heritage, flood, and planning exclusions are introduced.