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Solar panels installed on Matt Allen's farm at Newport, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie Solar PV continues to grow in interest among the agricultural sector. This reliable, non-intrusive technology can provide real opportunities to reduce your farm’s electricity bill while helping to decarbonise the sector. There are currently a number of grants and schemes in place to incentivise the uptake of solar PV systems. It is important to match the size of the solar system with your farm’s energy usage, as you currently are not paid for excess electricity produced. This is all about to change, as...

SHARING OPTIONS: The IFA has made a submission in response to the request for consultation on the proposed new scheme. The barriers to farm-based micro-generation must be removed from the proposed Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS), IFA environment chair Paul O’Brien has said. He said the scheme as currently proposed won’t work and that the scope needs to be widened. The IFA has made a submission in response to the request for consultation on the proposed new scheme. “It’s a missed opportunity to support farmers and communities to transitio...

Scheme to sell electricity expected by summer Updated / Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 14:29 A massive investment is needed for the national grid to integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy and to meet a rising demand for electricity. This comes as a scheme allowing individuals, community groups, business owners and farmers to sell electricity to the national grid - if they generate it from solar panels, wind turbines and other sustainable energy technologies - looks set to be in place this summer. The plan is part of the Government's 'Microgeneration Support Scheme', which is set to begin in ...

Ireland outlines net metering scheme for solar and renewables The scheme is now under public consultation and is aimed at enabling citizens, farmers, business owners, and community organizations to sell excess solar power to the grid.The Irish Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Communications has launched a public consultation on its proposed Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS), a new mechanism aimed at supporting the deployment of power generators based on renewable energy and not exceeding 50 kW in size. The scheme replaces the pilot scheme for PV micro generation which expired in ...