Everyone knows that generating your own electricity can save you money. But know it can make you money too! A programme announced today by the Green Party’s Energy Minister Eamon Ryan, means that any homeowners who produce excess electricity at home can now sell it back to the ESB to make a profit.

The programme sees incentives for small-scale generation of electricity for domestic users with wind and water turbines, solar panels and combined heat and power units. The first 4,000 people to sign up to the scheme with the ESB will get a guaranteed price of 19 cents per kWh. Non-ESB customers will get 10c per kWh.

Green Party Senator and European candidate, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the scheme and urged homeowners in Dublin that produce their own electricity to sign up to the scheme that will pay them for any spare energy they generate.

Senator De Burca said, “Many Dublin homeowners are becoming aware of the benefits of sustainable energy production. Now these homeowners can help to spread the benefits of renewable energy to other homes that rely on traditional energy supplies.

“Every year, we send €6 billion out of this country on fossil fuels. By generating power at home from clean, renewable sources, we will improve our energy independence and keep more money in Ireland. We do not want to be dependent on Russia, Saudi Arabia or even England for our energy needs; we can supply our own.”

A guide to connecting your house to the grid can be found on the Sustainable Energy Website – www.sei.ie

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