The ESB Networks Domestic Micro generation Incentive scheme for wind energy was introduced on 1st March 2009 as an interim incentive to run for 3 years until the Government established and implemented a National strategy for Micro generation. The 3 year term ended on 29th February 2012.
This meant that the free import/export meter and the 10c top up will no longer be available to customers who have not completed their installations by that date. This is inconsistent with stated Government policy of creating jobs in renewable energy industries and seeking to make Ireland less dependent on imported fossil fuels.