Electricity Generation
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-22
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

Paying people for the excess electricity produced by their solar panels will result in their installation becoming much more appealing to many more people. At the moment, excess electricity produced by privately installed solar panels is spilling onto the grid for free. It is not fair on those who have paid thousands for them and does not make a compelling financial case for those considering investing in solar panels. One can do it in Newry or Strabane but cannot in Lifford or Dundalk. I have a sister in Belfast and her housing estate has recently begun to allow people to contribute to the grid. An important piece of work was done by Noteworthy.ie, a group related to Thejournal.ie. It read like a charge sheet. Did the Minister see the piece of research done by Noteworthy.ie? Does he have a response to it? It details, line by line, the missed opportunities and failures of Government policy in delivering on this important matter.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-22