Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2022
156. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications if he has engaged with energy suppliers regarding a price for excess electricity generated by solar panels that is sold back to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34132/22]
View answerResponsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets was assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the independent regulator, under the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act and subsequent legislation. As part of its role the CRU published on its website information on the Clean Export Guarantee which is publicly available: www.cru.ie/home/customer-care/clean-export-tariff/#:~:text=The%20Clean%20Export%20Guarantee%20(CEG,electricity%20exported%20to%20the%20grid. Furthermore, the CRU provides a dedicated email address for Oireachtas members to contact them directly for timely replies: Oireachtas@cru.ie.
