Barriers Constraining CHP Development in Ireland

• Cost of fuel – minimising bulk gas price to CHP

• Definition of CHP (in current Irish electricity legislation) too restrictive

• Payment for spill too low

• Cost of top-up too high

• Restrictions on trading of surplus electricity

• Interconnectors – regulation, access, capacity. Uncertainty.

• Electricity network connection charges and procedures

• Use-of-System charges and procedures (maximum demand tariff in particular)

• System reward for embedded generation capacity. (currently no recognition for potential CHP contribution to network.

• Reward for contribution to reduced national emissions

• Reward for contribution to lower fuel import costs

• Disproportionate regulatory overhead – 2MW CHP plant treated much the same as 400MW power station

• Extent of development of network – availability of natural gas

• Treatment of CHP under gas regulations

• Gas network connection charges/conditions

• Treatment of CHP under national energy taxation regime (CHP already enjoys more favourable regime in UK)

• General tax treatment of CHP – capital allowances etc

• Lack of unified lobby for CHP

• Limited Customer awareness of i) technological developments ii) finance options

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