David Cullinane
Question:420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of providing a grant of €1,000 for a solar PV scheme. [38624/19]
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Questions (420, 430)
Pearse Doherty
Question:430. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of providing a grant of €1,000 for a solar PV scheme. [38639/19]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 430 together.
On 31 July 2018, a new micro-generation scheme to support domestic customers who install solar photovoltaic panels in their homes was introduced. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administer the Solar PV scheme. The available grant rate of support is indicated in the table below.
|
System |
Support |
Maximum support |
|
Solar PV |
€700 per kWp up to a max 2kWp |
€1,400 |
|
Solar PV with battery energy storage system |
€700 per kWp up to a max 4kWp €1,000 per battery system |
€3,800 |
The statistics, provided by SEAI, listed in the table below are those recorded up to 5 September 2019. There has been a total of 1850 applications to that date, with a related grant support of €4.4 million:
|
Ireland |
Number |
Grant Support |
Installed Capacity |
Lifetime (20yr) Carbon Abatement |
|
Installed & Paid |
1034 |
€2,261,280 |
3,304 kWp |
21,476 tCO2 |
|
Open Applications |
816 |
€2,130,945 |
2,938 kWp |
19,100 tCO2 |
The pilot scheme is subject to a review and the costs of installation will be assessed and further opportunities to broaden this scheme to other groups and other technologies will be explored.
Questions Nos. 421 and 422 answered with Question No. 419.