Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2023
40. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of homes that have had solar panels installed by the SEAI scheme for the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [46889/23]
View answerThe Domestic Solar PV grant scheme under the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. The scheme came into operation in February 2022 and built on the success of the previous pilot version of the grant scheme.
Since 2018, the SEAI has supported the installation of Solar PV systems for over 29,456 homes, with demand for the domestic Solar PV grant increasing significantly throughout 2022. As part of the transition between schemes, the minimum BER C3 requirement was removed and the eligibility of the homes was changed from those built prior to 2011, to those built prior to 2021.
Additionally, on the 5th of April 2023 the Government approved an amendment to Finance Bill 2023 to apply a zero percent VAT rate for the ‘Supply and installation of solar panels on domestic premises.”
The information requested is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 (Sept) |
|
No of Supported Homes |
1,821 |
2,916 |
4,077 |
10,017 |
14,984 |
