Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16314/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS) domestic solar PV grant scheme commenced on the 16th February. Domestic applicants can apply to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for a grant towards the cost of installing solar PV equipment, up to a maximum of €2,400 in 2022, with no minimum post-works Building Energy Rating (BER) requirement and homes built pre-2021 will be eligible.

The introduction of the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff represents the first phase of a comprehensive enabling framework for micro-and small-scale generators in Ireland which allows them to receive payment from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value of the electricity. The CEG became available upon the transposition of Article 21 of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) into Irish law on 15 February 2022, to both new and existing micro and small-scale generators.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the CEG which outlines the interim arrangements for implementation including eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology. The CRU has decided that suppliers will set their individual CEG tariffs on a competitive market basis. Some suppliers have advertised their CEG tariff rates and the CRU is advising micro-generators to contact their supplier for further details.