Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the forthcoming electricity microgenerator scheme; and when the details of this scheme will be published. [24773/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Programme for Government commits to prioritising the development of micro-generation of electricity primarily for self-consumption by a household. Under the Climate Action Plan, a Micro-generation working group, chaired by my Department, is developing an enabling framework for micro-generation which tackles existing barriers and establishes suitable supports within relevant market segments. The proposed support mechanism was outlined in a public consultation launched in January (now closed) and the submissions received are currently being reviewed, with a view to publication of the final scheme design, subject to Government approval, in the coming months. While the primary aim of a micro-generation scheme is to enable a household to meet its own electricity needs, it is envisaged that a suitable payment for excess electricity generated on site and exported to the grid will be available to all micro-generators in the second half of 2021, subject to regulatory arrangements, in line with Articles 21 and 22 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published an updated Roadmap for the Clean Energy Package’s Electricity and Renewables Directives in February, which provides for a public consultation on the regulatory framework for prosumer development later this year.