Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans that are in place to ensure that excess domestic power generation can be placed back into the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is working with all relevant agencies and the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to ensure that the appropriate administrative, technical and safety standards and practices are in place to underpin programmes for the widespread deployment of micro generation technologies. The White Paper on Energy Policy confirms the Government's intention to realise the potential for distributed generation. I am confident that appropriate solutions suited to the context of the Irish electricity grid and for non-grid connected technologies will be developed with a view to progressing this emerging sector. Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has undertaken work on Metering Options for Small Scale Renewable and CHP Electricity Generation. The study identified a number of areas, which require further analysis, including the ability of such processes to secure adequate payment for their exports, a review of connection standards and processes for smaller generators and the implications of the Single Electricity Market for small-scale electricity generation.