Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the results of the survey on the microgeneration support scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54879/22]
View answerThe Government approved the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) design on the 21st December 2021 to support 380MW of new micro-generation capacity by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan. This approval was the culmination of an extensive consultation and design process, including an assessment of submissions to a public consultation on a high-level scheme design in January 2021 and a series of subsequent further detailed analysis and engagements throughout 2021. A Summary Report of Submissions Received for this public consultation was published in June 2021 and is available at the Government webpage ‘Public Consultation on a Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in Ireland’ [gov.ie - Public Consultation on a Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) in Ireland (www.gov.ie)].
In developing the scheme design, a range of support options were considered, including the appropriate levels of export to meet the needs of all sectors and suitable payback periods that ensure citizens, businesses, farms and communities are incentivised to invest in micro-generation, primarily for self-consumption.
The MSS provides support to domestic and non-domestic applicants for renewable installations up to 50kW. These applicants will also be eligible to avail of the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff.
Further details for the scheme can be found at gov.ie - Micro-generation (www.gov.ie)
