Solar gain: Selling power back to your supplier

Is the prospect of selling power back to your supplier reason enough to invest in renewable energy? We get the reaction from early adopters to the Micro-generation Support Scheme

The first thing you must do to start your PV journey is have a survey done of your roof or PV ground position by an SEAI-registered PV supplier. Picture: iStock

So, with the Micro-generation Support Scheme explained, you want to get into photovoltaic, and generate some or nearly all of your own renewable power? 

Is the prospect of selling excess power back to your supplier with a feed-in-tariff (FIT) a profitable enough reason to jump into this big investment?