Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Decarbonisation of the Heat Sector: Discussion

Mr. Ronan Coffey:

We have touched on this already. The issue is twofold. Capital supports are necessary initially for the outlay on the technology and the retrofitting of it. That also goes into the electrical infrastructure costs that may be at play. It also touches on the capacity planning aspect. There are also costs on the operational side. We have to somehow design support to take some of the burden of the additional operational costs that result from moving to electrified heating systems.