Small Wind Industry to Benefit from New Irish Export Feed-In Tariff

Shorter payback periods on small scale wind turbines are just some of the incentives available due to a new legislation allowing feed-in tariffs (FiT).  The Energy Regulator, Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), has cleared the way for the ESB to purchase electricity from households that have their own wind generators.

Earlier this week it was announced that the ESB allocated tariff value of €0.09 cents per kWh can now be claimed for any surplus electricity your renewable energy system produces.

Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources announced at the RES, Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, open day lastweek a further increase of €0.10 cents per kWh, bringing the total FiT rate to €0.19 cents per kWh.  This further increase to the tariff value will bring quicker return on investment for micro generation solutions.

Andrew McMullan, CEO of Proven Energy said “The introduction of the new feed-in tariff is a step forward in opening up the Micro generation market in Ireland.  This will boost the industry and create new job opportunities”.

RES, Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, leading provider of renewable energy solutions to the Irish market and distributor of Proven Energy products welcomes the news. Committed to the environment and providing high quality products to its customers, RES engaged passionately in lobbying for this change in the market.

Mark Lowen, Managing Director of RES said ‘This is a crucial change in the renewable energy market and RES is pleased to be a part of it.  This will provide customers with a meaningful opportunity to generate their own electricity and now the additional ability to sell their excess energy back to the grid.”

Proven Energy, the worldwide leading provider of robust, reliable wind turbines has three models available to the market: 3.2kW, 6kW & 15k suitable for the domestic, agricultural and commercial market. 

Proven 3.2
Generates 3.2kW of power and can make substantial energy contributions to a standard 3 bedroom house (excluding heating).

Proven 6
Produces 6kW of power and is suited to a wide range of clients including large domestic and agricultural. It is available in both single and three phase configuration

Proven 15
Will produce in excess of 15kW of power and is aimed at both agricultural and commercial applications.