Solar Panels Question

deelite

Please move if not in the right thread - thanx.


I've been watching some money shows in the UK and if homeowners get solar panels installed (about 10K) they are more or less guaranteed a return of 1,250 (stg) pa over a 25 year period - based on the electricity companies paying the homeowners for their electricity.


Is this done in Ireland does anybody know?

CJhaughey

No it is not done here and will end in the UK very soon as well.

Cabaal

Nope, ESB Networks etc currently do not have the facilities setup to pay end users for power they generate. They do have plans for it afaik but won't be happening anytime in the next few months I'd say

dudara

Moved to Electrical

dudara

coylemj

On the odd day that the sun shines in Ireland the ESB probably don't need the electricity! Those are the days that everyone sits out in the garden so electricity use goes through the floor.

Think about it, we get the most sunshine in July and August when the schools are closed, when lots of factories close for a fortnight's holiday and because very few Irish homes have air conditioning we use far less electricity in the summer than the winter. I can't see the ESB wanting any feed from domestic homes in the summer when the sun is shining.