The Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme
A 100 MILLION EURO national insulation programme has just been launched. 50 MILLION EURO has been earmarked for the "Home Energy Saving Scheme", benefiting approx. 50,000 homes..
The Home Energy Saving (HES)scheme from SEI provides grants for homeowners interested in improving the energy efficiency of their home. The scheme is open to all owners of existing houses built before 2006 and seeks to reduce energy usage and costs as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
There is also a grant for households who choose to get a Building Energy Rating (BER) assessment Before and After the works are completed.
The Before BER cert will show you how energy efficient your house is, and along with the Advisory Report, on how to improve this rating. The After BER cert, carried out after work has been completed, will show you exactly how energy efficient your house is and how successful your renovations have been.
Grants are fixed for each type of upgrade as indicated in the table below. Grant approval must be in place before any purchase of materials or commencements of upgrades are undertaken. In the instance where the cost of the work (vat inclusive) is less than the fixed grant amount, the actual cost will be reimbursed.
- Measure Category Grant
- Roof Roof Insulation €250
- Wall Cavity Wall Insulation €400
- Internal Wall Insulation €2500
- External Wall Insulation €4000
- Heating Boiler Upgrade €700
- Heating Controls Upgrade €500
- BER AssessmentBefore/After BER Assessment €200
Please note that while you are entitled to apply for each Measure there is a minimum requirement that the grant amount in the first application must be €500 or greater. The BER grant cannot form part of this €500 amount.
The national scheme is open to all homeowners. You can register your interest in the scheme by contacting SEI at hes@sei.ie or phoning SEI on 1850 927 000 or call us on 085 830 1742 if you need help applying.
The following conditions will apply in the evaluation of grant applications and all conditions must be met in advance of any approval of a grant.
Applicant must be the homeowner i.e. must have full possession of the property where the system is to be installed.
The applicant must ensure grant approval is received before proceeding with any product purchase (including deposit payments) or installation work applicant must fully complete the Greener Homes Application Form (the "Application Form") with information valid at time of application product must be listed, at the date of application, on the registered product list installer must be listed, at the date of application, on the registered installer list or be prepared to meet the criteria for inclusion on this list (where the installer is not on the list, customers are advised to have their installer apply immediately).
