MAY 2026
Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure and Construction
Legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy, including energy, construction and engineering, transport and digital infrastructure.
Highlights this month...
ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS
Regulations have been made to transpose into Irish law certain provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
EU ENERGY PACKAGES
As the European Commission publishes packages on energy security and citizens energy, further announcements are expected on the proposal on electricity network charges, the electrification action plan, and review of the EU ETS.
LARGE ENERGY USERS
As pre-legislative scrutiny of the Private Wires Bill completes, further information is made available on grid connections for data centres.
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