Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date regarding the small-scale generation scheme; when it will be published and launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41436/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Small Scale Renewable Support Scheme (SRESS) will support non-domestic renewable electricity generators above 50kW, but smaller than those supported under the RESS. This scheme will enable community projects, larger businesses, farms, and public buildings to maximise their participation in the energy transition.

The first phase of SRESS was launched in July 2023. This sees both SRESS and the Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) providing grant support to larger businesses, farms, public buildings, and communities with grants that support solar installations. These non-domestic scheme grants are supporting renewables self-consumers to invest in systems of up to 1MW in size.

Community and SME projects between 1 MW and 6 MW and export only projects below 1 MW will be supported by a SRESS premium export tariff. This second phase of SRESS is due to launch in Q4 2023.