Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 March 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Mr. Declan Meally:

On business microgeneration and microgeneration in general, the approach we look at is energy efficiency first so making sure people are reducing their demand, but there is now microgeneration for homes and photovoltaic, PV, programmes that have been very successful and are now available for people to consider putting on a PV panel. They are available straightaway to homes and we have one ready to launch for businesses as well. We have already engaged through our communities programme and seen tens of millions being invested by farms, businesses and communities in solar, in terms of installing it on their business premises, on farm roofs and on farm sheds. Yes, a lot more can be done on that, but as the new programmes evolve we are seeing an expansion of that. There is a big opportunity there.

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