Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2022
6. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when customers who have completed the microgeneration registration process will receive payment for supplying the national electricity grid; if his Department has communicated with the suppliers regarding the timeframe that the payment should start; if the Department has confirmed the rate per Kwh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36325/22]
View answerOn the 15 February this year I signed the Regulations 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) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the CEG which outlines the arrangements for the implementation of the CEG, including eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology. More information is available here: Clean Export Tariff - Commission for Regulation of Utilities (cru.ie).
Over 32,000 micro and small scale generators have successfully registered for export and 22,000 of this cohort have smart meters, which means they are already accruing the value of the CEG tariff for their exported electricity. Payments will be backdated to the date of eligibility or the 15th February 2022, whichever is the latest.
The CRU has decided that suppliers will set their individual CEG tariffs on a competitive market basis. Once eligible, customers can expect an initial payment or credit from their suppliers from 1 July depending on billing cycle. The CRU has asked suppliers to communicate their decision to their customers on when initial CEG payments will be made at the earliest opportunity. I am aware of several suppliers advertising their rates, ranging from €0.14 per kWh to €0.17 per kWh. Others are yet to publish their offerings and my Department is in regular contact with CRU monitoring the situation.
The CRU encourages customers to contact their supplier to obtain information on their suppliers' CEG tariff arrangements.
