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PV and Electric supplier

  • 29-10-2017 2:26pm
    #1
    RWC15champions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    Hi folks,

    Quick question for anyone with knowledge of this. I tried searching online but couldn’t find an answer.

    Are any of the electric suppliers better than others when it comes to a house with PV panels?

    All this talk of introducing smart meters and the possibilities of getting back credits for supplying the grid but does any company actually do this at the moment?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,349 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    No, PV panels make no difference as the surplus is giving back to the grid for free anyway.

    Your supplier only matters when comparing what price they charge to supply you with electricity.

    There is currently no talk of anyone introducing a feed in tarrif anytime soon.


  • #3
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,122 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    RWC15champions wrote: »
    All this talk of introducing smart meters and the possibilities of getting back credits for supplying the grid but does any company actually do this at the moment?

    I asked this question also recently. No supplier does a feed-in-tariff for homes with PV panels at the moment. The Dept of Communications, Climate Action & Environment launched a consultation on the implementaton of a Renewable Energy Support Scheme that is ongoing, with a closing date for submissions of 10th November, 2017. (See: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/energy/consultations/Pages/Renewable-Electricity-Support-Scheme-Design-Consultation.aspx)

    There are a number of papers on that website, and after my initial read of them, I would not hold out much hope that there will be much of a Feed in Tariff arrangement introduced for individual households. The Departments' documents appear to portray a view that householder PV-based micro-generation is not particularly efficient, and greater economies of scale are possible with larger installations, such as those at a community rather than an individual level. However, its all very much up in the air as we don't know what is being considered/discussed within the consultation process.


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