SEAI invests a record 616m in grants and supports [Video]

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) invested a record €616m in grants and support for energy upgrades and clean energy projects last year.

The sum was a 13% increase in activity by the national energy authority in 2024.

The vast bulk of the funding, two thirds, or €420m, was allocated to 54,000 home energy upgrades.

These included upgrades for more than 7,700 homes deemed to be in energy poverty.

Energy poverty occurs when a household must reduce its energy consumption to a degree that negatively impacts the inhabitants’ health and wellbeing

There was a total of 3,609 heat pump grants paid out by the SEAI in 2024.

However, almost 22,000, or 40% of the total 54,000 home upgrades, achieved a B2 energy rating or higher.

The authority also say they support the publication of 170,694 domestic and more than 5,750 non-domestic building energy ratings, a record since BERs were first introduced.

The SEAI’s low interest …