3,600 local homes have solar panels installed

There are almost 3,600 occupied homes across Cavan and Monaghan that have solar panels installed.

That's according to the CSO, that found the data in a new household question that was asked as part of the 2022 census.

Homes with solar panels in Cavan amounted to 1,816 which was 6% of occupied dwellings in the county. While homes with solar panels amounted to 1,792 in Monaghan which was 8% of occupied dwellings in the Farney county. Nationally, 119,300 or 6% of occupied homes had solar panels fitted when the census was conducted.