PV Feed In Tariff

curioustony · 08-03-2023 1:23pm

Yes, same as that. Left on the 5th Dec. Took until mid Feb to get the final bill, including FIT, and refund paid

SouthWesterly · 08-03-2023 1:34pm

Got my EI fit today. 85e from Feb to end of August.

Got 59 from from energia. So 144 for 12 months on a 3.24kw system deemed export

DrPhilG · 08-03-2023 1:45pm

Energia bill issued yesterday, about €100 on it for the current period and the previous one where they were on hold.

DaveyDave · 08-03-2023 2:57pm

For those with closed Electric Ireland accounts, what is it showing up as? I have an adjustment on my account of €98 credit and an email saying I have a new bill for the €98cr but no reference to FIT.

Bobeagleburger · 08-03-2023 3:25pm

Greet to hear deemed being paid. 2023 shaping up to be a very cheap or even bill free year

DrPhilG · 08-03-2023 3:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330297#Comment_120330297

I'll hit 2 years bill free in August. Be winter before I start coughing up.

micks_address · 08-03-2023 3:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120329620#Comment_120329620

still waiting for my EI bill to issue.. i can see the gov credit applied march 1st.. billing period is over but no bill issued yet

kabakuyu · 08-03-2023 3:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120329620#Comment_120329620

Lucky man, I have had no progress with either EI or Energia since before xmas,BTW how did EI pay the fit to you?

SouthWesterly · 08-03-2023 4:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330432#Comment_120330432

I'm still waiting on the actual refund. I've emailed them to refund me.

Got an email from them this week to say they had to manually calculate the amount for everyone.

silver_sky · 08-03-2023 4:55pm

For anyone with Bord Gais - I called earlier due to an issue with my bill and also asked about when to expect microgen payment. The person went away for a while to check and then advised payment would be at the next month end. Also, there's a team for the microgen payments with phone number 01 611 0148. It might be a team of 1. 🤣

Bakka · 08-03-2023 8:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330100#Comment_120330100

Same here. I think we may get paid FIT by cheque or at least that's what I am hoping

the_amazing_raisin · 08-03-2023 9:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330784#Comment_120330784

A team of 0 more likely, or 1 part time underpaid intern

idc · 08-03-2023 9:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120330100#Comment_120330100

They reissued my closing bill and included "ex Gratia payment" which is the FIT amount. checked to make sure it corresponded with size of inverter and number of days I was with them

graememk · 09-03-2023 12:52am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120328780#Comment_120328780

Parents got their bill reissued, In credit too, Hopefully we wont have to chase them for it and just send it out like SSE/Energia have done.

They done well, with the 300 switching, 200 gov grant, and now the fit, the cost of electric for 9 months (dec 21 to start of sept 22) is €13

oojohoo1 · 09-03-2023 2:04pm

Finally got FIT payment from SSE. aprox €304 since July. No breakdown in the bill though... so im not exactly sure from what dates its for or a breakdown of rate.

I know it went from 14kWh to 24kWh at some stage. so not sure if everything is paid at one rate or if there is two different rates.

At least i finally got paid though....

alexf1 · 09-03-2023 5:18pm

Apologies if asked before but is anyone expecting any limits to the amount the providers will pay out for exported solar? I may be sending 3000kWh to the grid per year. SSE mention something about €100 being the max 'Top Up' amount and if you exceed that they give two separate top up codes.....

slave1 · 09-03-2023 8:27pm

What?

graememk · 09-03-2023 9:01pm

Possibly on a prepay meter?

the_amazing_raisin · 09-03-2023 9:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120336056#Comment_120336056

How big is the array? That's a lot of electricity to be exporting. You'd probably be better off investing in a bigger battery, especially if you have a day/night meter and are on deemed export anyway

alexf1 · 09-03-2023 11:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120337261#Comment_120337261

6.4kwp, smart meter just installed but on an old 24 hour plan, no battery yet.

Those details about top ups are just taken from SSE website

Bobeagleburger · 10-03-2023 5:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120338253#Comment_120338253

Think about getting a day/night meter. Get rid of the smart meter.

the_amazing_raisin · 10-03-2023 3:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120338253#Comment_120338253

I'd second @Bobeagleburger , the rates on a day/night meter are much better and you'll get deemed export which means a battery makes a lot more sense

alexf1 · 11-03-2023 12:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120337142#Comment_120337142

Thanks for that! I was reading the info on my phone and it does say PPM above it. Wasn't aware that SSE did prepay meters.

It does seem like they are saying all FIT payments will show up as credit on electricity bills paid twice annually.

alexf1 · 11-03-2023 12:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120341101#Comment_120341101

Don't have a battery yet. I will be hoping to add one but not for a couple of years, they ain't cheap. If I went for a day/night meter I wouldn't be saving much on my bill but I would be losing out on FIT money as I will export way more than 'deemed' export amount.

Also, getting a 'deemed' export amount while not actually exporting anything if you have a battery is almost fraud. I know that someone else has made up the rules but those rules are bound to be changed fairly soon. I cannot understand how everything isn't possible on a Smart meter, and how anything other than Smart meters for all houses will not be a reality very soon. Surely they can easily do day/night metering much more efficiently on a Smart meter than on a dumb 60 year old clunking-clockwork design that can't even deal with daylight savings time changes...

I do think the 'Smart' tariff plans right now are shockingly bad, but that will get better with competition won't it? I still have my 33% discount rate 24 hour plan. I'll see what my options are in July when the contract is up. Right now, Bonkers is giving me virtually no options for switching...

CramCycle · 11-03-2023 1:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120344389#Comment_120344389

It's not even close to being fraud, a d/n meter is better value for most people and them paying a peanuts that in most cases won't even cover the standing charge. Many of my neighbours got a smart meter (no solar) but we were never asked or contacted but I suspect we might be in a dead spot for mobile signal. Don't have a battery myself but probably will eventually, just using an eddi diverter for the hot water. I think people forget how many houses in Ireland are in dead spots making the current smart meters not useful. We are between two mobile masts and every second house is in a dead spot.

the_amazing_raisin · 11-03-2023 2:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120344389#Comment_120344389

I agree the whole deemed export thing is pretty silly. The plan is to eventually switch all the day/night meters over to smart meters as well but there's some issues with the current ones that stop that happening

If you're making metered export work for you then fair enough, but the rates on the smart plans are really not that great. And every operator already has a smart plan so I'm not sure it's going to get much better in the near term

the_amazing_raisin · 13-03-2023 5:05pm

Anyone have experience with Flogas for paying the FIT? They claim to offer 24c/kWh exported and pay every 2 months, but as we've seen claims and reality don't always line up

Since it looks like Energia are getting rid of their EV plan then Flogas have the next cheapest night rate at 19.31c/kWh

Far cry from 13.5c/kWh 😭

Mickeroo · 13-03-2023 5:08pm

Where you hear the energia EV plan is going? Was hoping to switch to that myself once our 41% discount runs out after the next cycle.

the_amazing_raisin · 13-03-2023 5:20pm

Seems to have disappeared from yesterday 😞

I was also going to switch when my 41% discount is up but not sure their current rates are worth it

Bit of time between now and May so we'll see what happens

Mickeroo · 13-03-2023 5:23pm

Ah crap!

Sounds like you're in the same boat as me then. Should still have 41% on our next bill but will be gone after that.

Pickings are pretty slim from what I've seen of other plans.

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