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CHP Deployment - Public and Business sectors
Programme affecting the Electricity sector, using a subsidies & finance mechanism; reported 2006–2011.
About this policy
The CHP Programme by SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) promoted and supported the implementation of combined heat and power systems in Ireland. It provided technical assistance, funding support, knowledge sharing, policy development, and monitoring and evaluation to encourage the adoption of CHP technology. This PaM expired in 2011.
About this type of instrument: subsidies, tax allowances and finance
High upfront costs, credit constraints and high implicit discount rates deter investments that pay back over time. Subsidies also support markets and supply chains for new technologies.
- Directly addresses capital barriers
- Politically acceptable and visible
- Can be targeted at low-income households
- Free-riding: some supported investments would have happened anyway
- Uptake often skews to higher-income groups
- Fiscal cost per tonne can be high
Measurement in this dataset. OECD financing indicators give only general context for specific programmes (a partial match). Most programme rows therefore rely on assumed timing. Bindingness is scored 0.5 (financial incentive).
Year by year
Filled markers use a matched OECD score; hollow markers use assumed timing. Shaded bands show the policy's status. Select a year on the chart or the slider to see how its intensity is built up.
Source records in the EEA registry
All EEA records linked to this policy. Records under the "with additional measures" scenario describe planned extensions; they are retained for traceability but are not treated as historical policy.
| PaM | Name as reported | Status | Scenario | Period | Ex-post kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CHP Deployment - Public and Business sectors (With Existing Measures) | Expired | With existing measures | 2006–2011 | 107 |
| 45 | CHP Deployment - Public and Business sectors (With Additional Measures) | Planned | With additional measures | 2025 | – |
Data-quality notes
Methodological notes recorded for this series, grouped by theme.
Timing assumptions
- After expiry, a lingering effect is modelled with an assumed half-life.
- Implementation in some years follows an assumed ramp-up because no matching OECD score is available.
Selection context
- A multi-sector reported saving was assigned once, to the primary sector, for ranking only.
- Policies were selected using recent (2024–2030) assessments, which can introduce retrospective selection bias.
Scoring conventions
- The unweighted equal-weight index remains positive before the policy starts; use the gated version for timing analysis.
- Bindingness is a normative score from the study rubric, not a measure of observed compliance.
- Coverage is an ordinal scope score, not a measured share of activity or emissions.
Sources
- European Environment Agency. Reporting on national policies and measures, Ireland (report 1849), PaM 3. https://pam.apps.eea.europa.eu/