Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Clean Export Premium feed in tariff Euro rate per/kWh that residential and domestic solar microgeneration customers may anticipate getting when they sell surplus residential solar microgeneration electricity back to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9297/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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On the 15 February 2022 I signed the Regulations that create an obligation on suppliers to offer the Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff to new and existing micro generators so that they will receive payment for excess renewable electricity they export to the grid, reflective of the market value.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a decision on an interim enabling framework for the CEG which outlines the arrangements such as eligibility criteria and remuneration methodology. Key aspects for eligibility include having an export grid connection, a smart meter and being a renewables self-consumer. Full details are available on, www.CRU.ie and the CRU encourages customers to contact their supplier to obtain information on their suppliers' CEG tariff arrangements.

Suppliers have published a range of CEG tariffs from €13.5c/kWh up to €21c/kWh which allows customers to shop around and switch suppliers to obtain the best rates for selling and purchasing electricity.

The Clean Export Premium (CEP) feed-in tariff, is a mechanism as part of the Government's Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS), designed to support non-domestic microgeneration installation sizes greater than 6kWp up to 50kWp. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) will consult on an implementation plan for the CEP tariff later in 2023.