Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in regard to net metering of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21627/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Net metering, in the electricity market, requires that participating generators can access electricity meters which record both imports and exports of electricity or, at a minimum, meters which offset electricity imported by individual customers against volumes of electricity exported to the electricity system from the same property. Traditional electricity meters do not record or offset the volume of any electricity exported.

In line with the Programme for Government, work is underway on the roll out of the national smart meter programme. These meters, among other functions, can measure and record both imports and exports of electricity. The introduction of net metering will therefore be enabled by the national smart meter programme.