Warning issued over potential phase-out of domestic solar grid payments
Thursday 17 September 2026
Homeowners have been warned that feed-in payments for selling excess solar power back to the national electricity grid could be phased out.
Homeowners have been warned that payments received for exporting solar electricity back to the national grid could be phased out.
The warning, reported by the *Irish Independent*, indicates that the current financial incentives for domestic solar power generation may not remain permanent. Currently, residents who generate excess electricity through domestic solar installations can sell this power back to the grid, but these feed-in payments may be subject to future limits or a complete phase-out.
No specific timeline, government departments, or regulatory bodies were confirmed as leading the proposed changes in the warning. Homeowners and solar energy developers will need to monitor further policy announcements to understand how any phase-out might affect the long-term return on investment for domestic solar installations.