Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 March 2022
175. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of a micro-generation scheme to incentivise persons generating their own energy. [15738/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe final design of the Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government in December 2021 and will be published shortly. The phased introduction of supports has already begun with the commencement of the MSS domestic solar PV grant on 16 February last, with grant levels up to €2,400, the removal of the minimum BER requirement and increasing eligibility for homes built before 2021.
On the 15 February this year I signed the Regulations that transpose Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive which brings these Articles into force. These Regulations allow the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff to become available for new and existing micro-and small-scale generators so that they will receive payment from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value.
Following a public consultation, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the CEG on 1 December 2021.This decision outlines the interim arrangements for the implementation of the CEG, including eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology.
The CRU has decided that suppliers will set their individual CEG tariffs on a competitive market basis. It is expected that payments will commence within a reasonable timeframe after June 2022.
