themunsterone
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I think calculations on current cost / savings still show these are unlikely to pay back the costs within their expected lifespan., a large system with battery packs may be greener and give you more self-sufficency but tends to take longer to break even.
Battery pack isn't likely to last that long, if any installed suggests they will, ask for a written guarantee to include usable capacity.Payback can be achieved in a 10-15 years if you get a decent install price/depending on electricity usage.
You need to research the current grant structure also. IIRC, the requirement for a house to be pre-2011 in order to avail of the grant is no longer in place (or is being removed shortly). This means you could have the house built and then avail of the grant (although this could well be more expensive than having PV added during construction).
I searched after reading that post and found nothing, so I'd be interested in that too. The Better Energy Homes programme still carries the pre-2011 stipulation for heat pump or solar upgrades. The recent budget included allocations for energy upgrades, including €10M to continue funding solar PV, but that's certainly not enough to broaden it.If correct, that's great news for me!
But your post is the first time that I've seen this being mentioned - could anyone link me to the source of that information, please?
If correct, that's great news for me!
But your post is the first time that I've seen this being mentioned - could anyone link me to the source of that information, please?
It was in the recent announcement for the microgeneration scheme, I thought it removed the date requirement but it's actually just changing to to 2021 rather than 2011 so good news for many but not the OP: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release...nnounces-the-micro-generation-support-scheme/I searched after reading that post and found nothing, so I'd be interested in that too. The Better Energy Homes programme still carries the pre-2011 stipulation for heat pump or solar upgrades. The recent budget included allocations for energy upgrades, including €10M to continue funding solar PV, but that's certainly not enough to broaden it.
With that, I can't foresee a time when energy improvement grants will be made available to recently built homes. The aim of these grants is to improve the energy use of older properties, and recent builds have been addressed through more stringent building regs. I believe they will continue for some time to target older properties where such investment will have a greater return.
Thanks for that, certainly good news for a lot of folks considering PV at the moment.It was in the recent announcement for the microgeneration scheme, I thought it removed the date requirement but it's actually just changing to to 2021 rather than 2011 so good news for many but not the OP
There's a good chance that adding solar would increase your BER rating to A1. Which would have a positive effect on he value of your house, if you ever look to sell it on. I would say (assuming you can get a good price for the install) to do it. I have solar and am very happy with it. I've yet to meet someone who has solar and is not happy that they got it.
Well you just need to hang on a bit until the MGSS is rolled out as per the recent announcement and you will be able to avail of the grants.I'm A2 and have no plans to sell my home before I relocate to Paradise.
I have solar water heating panels in my 2011 new build - I paid for them without receiving any grant. The State got 21% VAT.
I also installed a heat pump that I paid for without any grant - the State again got 21% VAT.
Sadly the build was a few years too early for PV solar technology to be affordable and now it appears that, if I want to install it, I would have to pay for the whole installation myself without any grant - with the State once again trousering 21% VAT.
Very annoying.
Perhaps, but there is a very limited budget set aside for energy efficiency improvements. It wouldn't make sense to allow modern energy efficient homes to avail of those grants when there are so many D and worse properties in use.Very annoying.
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