Flogas Microgeneration Rate 2026: 18.5c/kWh

Flogas pays 18.5c per kWh (excluding VAT) for surplus solar electricity exported to the grid under the Clean Export Guarantee. That puts it level with Bord Gáis Energy and Energia, below Electric Ireland and SSE Airtricity (both 19.5c) and well below Pinergy's market-leading 25c. Flogas credits export payments every two months, and the rate applies to Flogas electricity customers with a registered microgeneration device and a smart meter. As a dual-fuel supplier, Flogas suits households that already buy both their gas and electricity from it — but the export rate alone is mid-table, so the right way to judge it is on the whole plan, not the export number on its own.

Flogas's 18.5c Export Rate Explained

Flogas quotes its domestic Clean Export Guarantee rate as 18.5c per kWh excluding VAT, which works out at 20c per kWh including VAT at the 9% rate. The 18.5c figure is the one used in published supplier comparisons, because export payments to domestic microgenerators are handled net of VAT — so 18.5c is the number that effectively drives your export earning. The rate has been in place since 6 November 2023.

At 18.5c, Flogas sits in the middle of the market. It is level with Bord Gáis Energy and Energia, a cent below Electric Ireland and SSE Airtricity's 19.5c, and a long way short of Pinergy's 25c standard rate. It is, however, comfortably above the lowest open rates from Yuno Energy and PrePayPower, which sit at 15.89c.

The rate is variable. Flogas commits to giving 30 days' notice by email or letter before any change takes effect. Because your export supplier does not have to be the same company that physically connects you to the grid, you can register your Clean Export Guarantee with another supplier if Flogas's rate ever drops below what suits you.

How Flogas's Rate Compares

On openly-available standard rates, Flogas is mid-table. Several suppliers pay more, and only the lowest open rates pay less.

Rates as of June 2026 from supplier pages and published trackers. Rates are variable and subject to change; check supplier websites before switching. Full comparison: CEG rates in Ireland.

On a typical 4 kWp system that exports around 1,500 kWh per year, Flogas's 18.5c rate earns roughly €278 per year. The same export on Pinergy's 25c rate earns about €375, and on the lowest 15.89c rate about €238 — so switching from Flogas's rate to the top of the market is worth roughly €97 a year, while dropping to the bottom would cost about €40. The trade-off is that to be paid Flogas's rate you must also import your electricity from Flogas, so judge it on the whole plan — import unit rate, standing charge and export rate together — not the export number alone.

How and When Flogas Pays You

Once your NC6 form is processed and your smart meter is installed, ESB Networks passes your export readings to Flogas. You do not trigger this manually — registration flows through from the NC6. From there, a credit at 18.5c per kWh is applied to your account for the units you exported.

A few practical details:

• Paid every two months: Flogas applies the export payment as a credit on your account on a bi-monthly basis, with a statement showing the export, the rate, and whether the credit is based on a metered or deemed calculation
• Metered or deemed: With a smart meter you are paid for every kWh recorded as exported. Without one, Flogas uses a deemed calculation — it estimates 357 kWh fed back to the grid per year for every 1.2 kW of panel capacity
• Variable rate, 30 days' notice: The 18.5c rate can change, but Flogas must notify you by email or letter 30 days before the effective date. If it drops, you can register your CEG with another supplier without moving your import account
• Switching: You can change electricity supplier at any time; your new supplier must also offer a CEG rate, so compare export rates as part of any switch

Who Qualifies for Flogas's Microgeneration Payment

Flogas can only pay its export rate to its own electricity customers. If you export to the grid but import from Electric Ireland, Energia or anyone else, you register for the Clean Export Guarantee with that supplier instead. Flogas is the supplier; ESB Networks runs the physical grid and the metering — two separate organisations, even though both touch your export payment.

Beyond being a Flogas electricity customer, you need:

• To meet the renewables self-consumer definition — in plain terms, you generate renewable electricity mainly for your own use and export the surplus
• A registered microgeneration device — solar PV, micro-wind, micro-hydro or micro-CHP. Most homeowners have solar PV
• An NC6 form submitted to ESB Networks, normally done by your installer at the time of installation, so your system is registered in the Central Market Systems
• A smart meter where technically possible, to record your metered export. If a smart meter cannot be installed, Flogas applies its deemed-export calculation instead

Flogas as a Dual-Fuel Supplier

Flogas is one of the few Irish suppliers offering both gas and electricity, which is its main draw for solar households. If you already buy your gas from Flogas and you have solar panels, keeping both fuels with one supplier and collecting the 18.5c export credit can simplify your billing. But convenience is not the same as value — the export rate is only mid-market, so it is worth checking whether a higher export rate elsewhere, or a cheaper import plan, would leave you better off overall.

If you are starting from scratch with solar, the supplier you export to is a separate decision from who installs the panels. The SEAI solar PV grant is the same whoever fits the system, and comparing installers on price and system design usually saves more than any single supplier's export rate. Get more than one installer quote before you commit.

Tax on Flogas Export Income

Microgeneration export income is taxable in Ireland, but the first €400 per year is exempt under a Revenue disregard that runs until 31 December 2028. On Flogas's 18.5c rate, a typical 3–5 kWp system exporting 1,000–1,500 kWh a year earns roughly €185–€278, which sits comfortably inside the threshold — so no tax is due and there is nothing to declare for it.

A larger system, or one with a big battery and high summer surplus, can clear the €400 threshold. Income above €400 is declared on your annual tax return and taxed at your marginal rate, with USC and PRSI potentially applying to the excess. The exemption is per individual, not per device. For the full breakdown, see our guide to tax on solar export income in Ireland.

How to Start Receiving CEG Payments from Flogas

If you are already a Flogas electricity customer with solar panels and a registered NC6 form, you may already be set up — check recent statements for a microgeneration or export credit line. If you have panels but no credit has appeared after a billing cycle, contact Flogas to confirm your microgeneration registration is active.

If you are planning a new solar installation:

1. Choose an SEAI-registered installer. They submit the NC6 form to ESB Networks as part of the job
2. ESB Networks processes the form and arranges a smart meter where needed
3. Register your microgeneration with your chosen electricity supplier (you will need your MPRN and NC6 confirmation), and credits begin once export data flows through
4. Apply for the SEAI solar PV grant through your installer at the same time — it is separate from, and stacks with, your export payments

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