The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a new campaign to encourage homeowners to invest in home energy upgrades. This will give them a warmer, cosier home, with lower energy bills and significantly reduce their impact on the environment. SEAI provides a range of Government-funded home energy upgrade grants that make sure it is easier than ever before for consumers to improve the comfort of their
home.
SEAI recommends that homeowners considering a home energy upgrade start with a Building Energy Rating or BER assessment, carried out by a SEAI registered assessor. The assessor will prepare a personalised advisory report for their home, setting out the necessary upgrades to bring it up to a higher BER rating with better energy efficiency and comfort standards.
There are a range of Government-funded home energy upgrade grants available through SEAI. These provide up to 30% of the overall cost of works on a variety of energy upgrades. Homeowners can apply for individual grants for insulation, heating controls, heat pumps and solar panels.
The grants are fixed amounts ranging from €400 up to €6,000 depending on the works to be undertaken and the size of house. SEAI also offers free home energy upgrades to qualifying homeowners in receipt of certain social welfare benefits. Homeowners who invest in a home energy upgrade feel the benefits almost immediately.
SEAI have recently launched a new advertising campaign to raise awareness of home energy upgrades and the range of Government funded grants available to homeowners. This will allow them to assess, insulate and add renewable technologies as appropriate to their home. The ‘Discover a New World of Comfort’ campaign is running across TV, radio, print and digital.
More information on home energy upgrades is available at:
seai.ie/homeenergyupgrade.
