Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2024
182. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to review a case regarding a unique business (details supplied); if he will provide details on the support available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16571/24]
View answerThe Non-Domestic Microgen grant, as part of the wider Microgeneration Support Scheme, commenced in September 2022. The grant is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and provides financial assistance to help businesses and other organisations to install solar PV panels to generate electricity on site.
The initial non-domestic scheme enabled applicants such as businesses, farms, schools, and community buildings to apply for a grant for installations up to 6kW, at the same grant amounts as domestic customers, that is, up to a maximum of €2,400. Extended funding of up to €162,600 was introduced in July 2023 to support non-domestic installation sizes up to 1,000 kWp (1 MW) capacity, on a pilot basis to the end of 2023.
Detailed information regarding eligibility for the non-domestic Microgen scheme is available on the SEAI website: www.seai.ie/
However, it should be noted that as with all SEAI energy grant schemes, eligible technologies and solutions are informed by a number of factors, including ready availability of such solutions and installers in the market, scale of savings achievable, costs to the business/homeowner and typical payback; as well as programme budget availability targeting areas where greatest national impact is likely to be achieved.
