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NEWS

Aug/Sept 2011 www.esb.ie/em

Departed friends

Name Location	Departed
John O’Keeffe Marina Station	05/05/2011
Jim Aherne South West, Networks Services	09/04/2011
Nora O’Neill Dublin Central & South Network Services	14/05/2011
Patrick McGorman North West Networks	15/04/2011
James Keegan Power Generation Ringsend	14/05/2011
Anne Lowe Midland & West Networks	12/05/2011
Patrick O’Brien Marina Station	16/05/2011
Susan Ireland Midland & West Networks	18/04/2011
Seamus Brennan Networks Galway	18/05/2011
Sheila O’Donoghue Accounting Admin H.O.	24/05/2011
Mary Shanahan South East Networks Services	21/04/2011
Kathleen McSwiney Lee/Iniscarra Hydro	16/05/2011
Mary Harding Stores Ballycoolin	13/05/2011
Monica Bolger Marketing Dept HO	27/05/2011
Robert J Keane Midland & West Network Services	30/05/2011
William Doyle Meter Reading Dublin Region	28/05/2011
Catherine Molloy South East Networks Services	27/05/2011
Timothy McCarthy Power Gen	05/06/2011
Frances Gannon Property & Facilities HO	04/06/2011
Mary McAnulla Property & Facilities HO	11/06/2011
John O’Brien Network Services Tralee	10/05/2011
Patrick McGovern Retired Peat Stations	06/06/2011
John Keane Ardnacrusha	11/06/2011
Stephen Darcy Midland & West Networks	12/06/2011
John Keane South West Networks	16/05/2011
Maura O’Doherty Midland & West Networks	27/05/2011
Margaret Wrafter Dublin North & Dundalk Networks	20/06/2011
P.J. Kennedy Moneypoint	16/06/2011
Gerard Fitzpatrick Logistics Ballycoolin	24/06/2011
Daniel Flannery Ardnacrusha	26/06/2011
Daniel J Cahalane Networks–South West	01/07/2011
Timothy Moynihan Networks–South West	28/06/2011
Maurice Horan Tarbert	01/07/2011
Kathleen Dunbar Dublin South	02/06/2011
Nora Sullivan Networks South East	12/06/2011
John Moore Networks Mid West	29/06/2011
James Byrne Poolbeg Station	28/06/2011

Contract to install home charge points awarded

GAELTEC UTILITIES LTD, a Kilkenny-based company has been successful in winning a sizeable proportion of a contract from ESB ecars to install home charge points for electric cars nationwide. ESB is supplying home charge points to the first 2,000 purchasers of electric cars for free. Through a home charge point electric cars are fully charged overnight from the homeowner’s domestic electricity supply.

In addition to the roll out of home charge points, ESB ecars is rolling out the network of public and fast charge points across Ireland as well as implementing the supporting IT systems.

Gaeltec Utilities, on behalf of ESB ecars, has started to install home charge points throughout Ireland to the first owners of electric cars. The company has also integrated the first electric vehicle into its own commercial fleet of over 80 vehicles.

image shows three men in suits with an E-car. They are beside a charge point and we can see that one of the men has plugged the car into the charge point they are all looking at the camera.

Paul Mulvaney, ESB ecars, Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and Sean Hannick, Gaeltec Utilities Ltd at the announcement of the ESB ecar home charge point installation contract award to Gaeltec.

At the contract signing event, Paul Mulvaney, Managing Director of ESB ecars, said, “We are delighted to be working with Gaeltec as we see home charging as vitally important to the success of electric car adoption in Ireland. Trials to date have shown that the majority of all charging occurs at home as it is the most cost effective and convenient method.”

E-taxi takes to the road

image shows the new E Taxi, it is ourside ESB Head Office and there are three men in suits in the image, one is in the taxi and the other two are outside on either side of the drivers window.

Ireland’s first e-taxi was unveiled in the city centre by ESB Chief Executive, Padraig McManus and NRC Director, Liam Brady and attended by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, TD.

ESB ECARS AND Dublin-based NRC Taxis have officially launched the first electric taxi service in Ireland. Two e-taxis, a Nissan LEAF saloon and a Peugeot people carrier with wheelchair accessibility, will be Dublin-based, offering customers a ‘greener’ way to travel within the capital. As well as offering environmentally friendly driving, minimal emissions and reduced noise, this initiative also gives the general public the opportunity to experience firsthand the benefits of electric cars.

The average daily mileage of a taxi in Dublin is in the region of 120km - well within the range of the Nissan LEAF, at 160km. The Peugeot Expert People Carrier has a range of 100km. Electric car charge points have been installed at NRC offices on James Street, Dublin 8, and in the homes of the two e-taxi drivers.

These e-taxis are available to the general public through the NRC pre-booking system, telephone number: 1800 767676

ROUSCH SUSTAINABILITY

image shows a gathering of the Staff at Rousch Power Plan. They are around the sign that is at the entrance to the plant

Pictured above are the Rousch team who recently received a Sustainability Award. Included are Plant Manager, Ian whitehead, Tahir Aman (right) and Khalid Hameed (left).

New locations for fast charge points

this image shows a lady at a charge point for her electric car. She has plugged it in an is looking at the camera

Ecar motorists can now fast charge in Cashel and Monasterevin, as Susan Whyte of ESB ecars demonstrates at the Monasterevin fast-charge point.

PLEASE KEEP an eye out for our Corporate Communications Updates on ESBNet. These are issued on a regular basis with the objective of providing background and context to media coverage of ESB issues and keeping you informed of internal and external communications activities and initiatives across the business.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to give us constructive feedback on our recent update and if there are any questions or feedback relating to any corporate communications issues please do not hesitate to get in contact with us at corporate-Communications@esb.ie.

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ESB’S ROLE IN A CHANGING PUBLIC LIGHTING MARKET
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Dublin NW Benevolent Fund Retirement outing

The Dublin North West Benevolent Fund held their annual retired staff outing recently. This was their sixth such day out, which this year brought them to Trim Castle in Co. Meath and Castletown House in Celbridge. Twenty-seven retired staff took part and had a very enjoyable day, including 93-year-old Christy Hynes. Christy enthralled the group with stories of yesteryear including, when as a boy soprano, he sang at the Eucharistic Congress in the Phoenix Park in 1932 …and he is still singing! Entertaining on the bus was Mick Bolger on banjo and Paddy Fogarty on mandolin and a full cast of singers!