Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I understand that during the lifetime of this Microgeneration pilot scheme, ESB Networks (ESBN) collected export data for 907 Meter Point Registration Numbers (MPRNs). During the pilot, data from import/export meters from those MPRNs were provided to suppliers.

However, in order to facilitate and support the new Clean Export Guarantee (CEG) tariff scheme developed by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in line with the requirements of the recast Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and the Renewable Energy Regulations 2022 (SI 76 of 2022);ESBN worked with industry stakeholders via the Microgeneration Working Group to develop a new Interim Retail Market Microgeneration (IRMM) solution, which was required to facilitate the remuneration of renewables self-consumers for their excess exported electricity .

As part of this, the legacy microgeneration pilot scheme was transitioned to be consistent with the IRMM solution and a decision was made by CRU that metered export data from the 2009 pilot scheme import/export meters, could no longer be provided to suppliers for the purposes of the CEG.

Details on those participants of the initial scheme who are now being paid based on either deemed export or validated smart meter export data, are a matter for each individual and their electricity supplier; and are not publicly available.