Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2025
92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme; the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73009/25]
View answerThe Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) was approved by Government on 21 December 2021, to support Ireland’s ambitious targets for micro-generation installations, under the Climate Action Plan. The MSS provides supports to both domestic and non-domestic applicants, in the form of grants for solar PV installations, up to a maximum of €1,800 for household installations. These grants are available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
The SEAI maintains data regarding the financing and functioning of the Domestic Solar PV Scheme and has provide the information in the following table in response to the Question. It should be noted that the cost data provided represents the value of solar PV systems as entered by solar PV installers during the grant application process exclusive of the grant.
|
Year of Upgrade |
Average App Cost |
Average System Size (KWP) |
|
2020 |
€10,233 |
3.69 |
|
2021 |
€9,931 |
4 |
|
2022 |
€11,586 |
4.65 |
|
2023 |
€11,925 |
5.15 |
|
2024 |
€10,965 |
5.63 |
|
2025 |
€10,549 |
6.14 |
