Guide · Ireland · SEAI grants
On 29 September 2026 the government announced enhanced SEAI grants, opening from 6 October 2026. Here is what changed for homeowners, and the catch for anyone building a new home.
Last updated 28 October 2026. Figures from SEAI and gov.ie pages checked on this date. Not financial advice: confirm on seai.ie before you commit.
SEAI’s individual home energy grants are for existing homes with an MPRN that were built and occupied before a cut-off year. On SEAI’s grant pages today, that is before 2021 for heat pumps (and so the boiler scrappage grant), and before 2025 for solar PV, the home battery grant and solar thermal. A new self-build that isn’t yet built and lived in usually won’t qualify. Other grants have their own rules, so check each grant page.
A €2,000 grant when you remove an oil or gas boiler, electric storage heating or a solid fuel system and install a heat pump. It sits alongside the heat pump grant, so the home must have been built and occupied before 2021. If your heat pump application is already in progress, SEAI says the €2,000 is added automatically.
Source: SEAI — Heat pump system grants
A flat €600 for a battery of 5kWh or more. You can apply on its own or with the solar PV grant; the solar PV grant is capped at €1,800, or €2,400 with a battery.
Source: SEAI — Solar PV scheme application guide (October 2026)
Eligibility for the solar PV and solar thermal grants is widened to homes built and occupied before 2025, from 6 October 2026.
Sources: gov.ie — Energy upgrades grants and supports; SEAI — Solar electricity grant
SEAI’s 29 September announcement said the measures open from 6 October 2026 subject to final implementation arrangements, with full terms, conditions and eligibility details “in due course”. SEAI has since published an updated solar PV and battery application guide. Check the current terms on the grant page before you rely on a figure.
Source: SEAI — Enhanced grants announcement (29 September 2026)
SEAI says you must have grant approval in place before you start the upgrades, and you either manage the work yourself using a registered contractor or have a One Stop Shop manage it. For solar PV, SEAI says you can’t apply if you have already bought materials or started work, and you then have 8 months to finish.
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Usually not. The individual grants are for homes built and occupied before a cut-off year: 2021 for heat pumps and the boiler scrappage grant, 2025 for solar PV, the battery grant and solar thermal.
€2,000, paid alongside a heat pump grant when you remove a fossil fuel or similar heating system, for homes built and occupied before 2021.
A flat €600 for a battery of 5kWh or more, on its own or with the solar PV grant.
Yes. SEAI says grant approval must be in place before you start, and work must be done by a registered contractor or managed by a One Stop Shop.
SEAI said full terms would follow in due course and has since updated its solar PV and battery application guide. Check each grant page for the current terms.
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