New rules-microgeneration scheme

What's the latest on this. It's gone very quiet?

Is the microgeneration scheme up an running?

I think April is the date when they're supposed to have the first feed in rates published

Yeah what's the bet that all of the supplies will give 2c/kWh on export and hike the import rates by 5c/kWh? 😬

When it does happen, we all know how it will go.

Suppliers will drag their heels as long as possible.

Offer rubbish rates while taking it back in multiples by hiking buying rates. Also making t&c's difficult to follow and having nonsense rules about having specific plant installed to qualify.

Government will do jack about it until forced by public opinion down the line by which time suppliers will have made a small fortune off the free energy fed in to the grid.

Actually most of that is already starting to happen.

As I write this, I'm thinking they don't give a shiny sh1te about fit as once electric cars become more common, they will soak up a lot of excess at source

For me, as we the generators are incurring 99% of the cost of home generation, feed in is essentially free supply to the grid for suppliers/networks, so the fit rate should be very close to the rate you buy at, 80/90%.

The closer it is to parity, the less need for batteries, making it more affordable for new installs, which moves us closer to the renewables targets we currently haven't a hope of achieving.

/rant

I don't see an FIT for domestic mentioned. The CEP tariff is for non domestic.

The €200 tax exemption payment is mentioned again. No real details on that.

From a quick scan nothing really new there.

• Non-domestic applicants will be able to apply for a Clean Export Premium tariff for installations between 6kWe and 50kWe. In 2022, the CEP tariff will be €0.135/kWh. The CEP will be offered at a fixed rate for 15 years, and eligible volumes will be capped at 80% of generation capacity to encourage self-consumption
• From January 2022, a tax exemption will apply to income up to €200 per annum received by domestic micro-generators from their suppliers by way of the CEG. This will mean that for the vast majority of domestic renewables self-consumers, who will typically have an installation of below 6kW, there will be no need to declare their income from the CEG

One bright spot is that houses built pre 2021 will be able to apply for the PV grant. Previously it was houses built before 2011

Same pattern as last year.

https://www.electricireland.ie/news/article/electric-ireland-micro-generation-support-scheme-update

Its a somewhat complicated equation which results in you not getting paid a whole lot! :)

I saw the formula somewhere a few weeks ago and posted on one of these threads.... cant find it now.

EDIT: Look at this doc. Section 3.2... work out that formula, if you can!

Standard Day/Night meter and batteries. Can't see any FIT coming close to that combo for financials.