Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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660. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the obligations on energy providers to promote energy efficiency and microgeneration in domestic, commercial and industrial buildings. [26048/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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SI 131 of 2014 established an Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme in line with Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. The scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Under the scheme all energy suppliers with annual sales above 600 gigawatt hours (GWh) are required to deliver energy savings to final consumers equating to 0.75% of their annual energy sales. The required savings must be delivered in the non-domestic, domestic and energy poverty sectors in a 75-20-5 ratio respectively. Subject to their compliance with the terms and conditions for the scheme, as set out by the SEAI, it is a matter for indvidual energy suppliers, working with their customers, as to how they achieve the required energy savings. Further information on the operation of the scheme can be found on the SEAI website. I expect that the SEAI will be submitting a report to me on the operation of the first year of the scheme in the coming weeks, which I intend to publish shortly thereafter.

There is no obligation on energy providers to promote microgeneration in domestic, commercial or industrial buildings.