Making it happen
Micro-Generators receive their first payment from ESB Customer Supply
ESB CUSTOMER SUPPLY
In October, ESB Customer Supply made the first payments to Irish micro-generators who export electricity. While most micro-generation electricity is used in the home, there are times when there is a surplus and it can be exported to the grid. micro-generation export has grown rapidly since minister Éamonn Ryan's announcement in February that domestic consumers would have the opportunity to export electricity from equipment installed at their homes that harnesses renewable energy.
there are more than 100 microgenerators registered with ESB Customer Supply, of which nine in 10 are wind turbines and one in 10 is photovoltaic. Customer Supply purchases the micro-gen electricity and sells it on to its customers.
the exported electricity is purchased by ESB Customer Supply at 9c/kWh. this payment is made in october each year at the end of the 'tariff year'. ESB offers a supplemental 10c/kWh 'micro-generation Support Payment' which is paid on the anniversary of the micro-generator unit being registered. All payments are made by the supplier.
Jim Curran, Dave Byrne and Brian Fleming of Crm manage the fulfilment of the micro-generator contracts. mary mulholland of Billing & Payments is responsible for the micro-generation credits on the customers' domestic bills and Kim mcClenaghan and Eric Nolan of ET&R delivered the IT system that supports micro-generation reporting and payments.
