Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 May 2022
205. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects that all homeowners with solar photovoltaic panels will start receiving payments or credits for excess electricity exported to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/22]
View answerIn February I signed the Regulations (SI 76 of 2022) that create an obligation on suppliers to offer the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff to new and existing micro-and small-scale generators so that they will receive payment for excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has decided that suppliers will set their individual CEG tariffs on a competitive market basis. I am aware that some suppliers have advertised their CEG tariff. The CRU has asked suppliers to communicate their decision on when initial CEG payments will be made at the earliest opportunity. Micro-generators who wish to become eligible should register for an export grid connection from ESB Networks and have a smart meter installed where applicable. More information is available on the ESBN website (www.esbnetworks.ie). Those micro-and small-scale generators who have met the eligibility criteria are now accruing the CEG tariff value for all their exported electricity and can expect an initial payment or credit from their supplier from July 1, depending on customers’ billing cycle, backdated to their date of eligibility or the 15 February, whichever is the latest.The CRU encourages customers to contact their supplier to obtain information on their supplier's CEG tariff arrangements.
