Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the electricity supply companies that are offering customers payment under the clean export guarantee scheme at this time; the companies that have announced the tariffs that they will pay under the clean export guarantee scheme; if the other companies have given a timeline for when they will announce their tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/22]
View answerThe Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the Clean Export Guarantee (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)
I understand that 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 Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff for their exported electricity, and payments will be backdated to the date of eligibility or the 15th of 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 Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) payments will be made at the earliest opportunity. The CRU expects all suppliers to put in place measures to make the first payment to customers at the earliest opportunity and anticipates that all suppliers will have made the first payment by 31 August 2022 at the latest.
The CRU encourages customers to contact their supplier to obtain information on their suppliers' CEG tariff arrangements.
The Deputy may wish to note that CRU provides a dedicated email address for Oireachtas members, which enables them to raise questions to CRU at oireachtas@cru.ie for timely direct reply.
