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Electricity Generation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2021

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Questions (164)

Pa Daly

Question:

164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date by which the microgeneration support scheme will be ready for individuals, community groups, business owners and farmers to sell eligible electricity to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56086/21]

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Written answers

The Programme for Government commits to expanding and incentivising micro-generation, to allow people to generate their own electricity for their own use and to sell excess electricity to the grid. The  Climate Action Plan 2021 reaffirms the Government's commitment to delivering a micro-generation policy framework.  

The pending introduction of a Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff will represent the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in Ireland. This will allow them to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity exported to the grid, reflective of the market value of that electricity.  The Commission for Regulation of Utilities published a consultation on a draft enabling framework on 1 October which outlined the details for the introduction of the CEG payment. I understand a decision is expected to be published this month and a compensation regime expected to follow shortly afterwards.

My Department is also developing a final scheme design for a Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) that incorporates the feedback from a public consultation held earlier this year, and subsequent additional analysis. A proposal on the supports to be offered to individuals, community groups, business and farms under the MSS, which may include grants or premium tariff payments for new installations, will be submitted to Government before the end of the year. It is intended that a final scheme design will be published early next year. 

Supports under the MSS will be introduced on a phased basis, taking account of the need to develop appropriate support mechanisms for relevant cohorts of micro-generators.

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