Microgeneration scheme
Good news from Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) that minister Eamon Ryan has announced a scheme to promote micro-generation. These scheme will enable farm and home owners to sell electricity that they generate back to the grid. Among the measures is a guaranteed price of 19 cent per kilowatt hour of electricity produced. This competitive feed-in tariff will apply to the first 4,000 micro-generation installations countrywide over the next three years. Eligible installations include:
- Small scale wind
- photovoltaic
- hydro and
- combined heat and power
The scheme is a major initiative in reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Any who is designing their house at the moment should make provision for the installation of a micro-generator early on in the process.
It is possible with the proper design to build a house which uses less energy than it produces.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCHEME CLICK HERE
To see a news item on the scheme click below
