HOME ENERGY UPGRADES ensure a wide range of benefits for your home, such as lower energy bills, more comfort and control in your own home, and increasing the value of your property.

However, embarking on your home energy upgrade journey may seem somewhat daunting at first. This is why the SEAI provides One Stop Shop grants through the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme, which provides for a complete home energy upgrade, managed from start to finish by a registered One Stop Shop.

You can choose to do individual upgrades, such as attic and wall insulation, replace your fossil fuel heating system with an energy-efficient heat pump, install solar PV, or do a complete home energy upgrade in one go.

A SEAI-registered One Stop Shop service provider will take care of the entire home energy upgrade process, including all of the following steps.

• Home Energy Assessment: Your One Stop Shop will assess your home and compile a report which outlines the best upgrades to bring your home up to a B2 BER rating or better, as well as an estimate for the cost of these retrofit works.
• Grant application: They will apply for and accept all SEAI grants for your project and deduct the grant value upfront from the cost of your works, saving you time, energy and money.
• Project management: Your One Stop Shop will manage all the works at your home and ensure quality checks are carried out.
• Contractor works: They will also assign a contractor to carry out the works on your home.
• Follow-up BER assessment: A registered BER Assessor will complete your post-works BER assessment and publish the certificate.
• Finance options: When you apply for individual energy upgrades or a complete home energy upgrade in one go, through an SEAI-registered One Stop Shop, you can also avail of the Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme. This is a Government-backed low-cost loan, helping homeowners finance their energy upgrades.
• Grant values for homeowners: By choosing to carry out a complete home energy upgrade in one go through SEAI’s One Stop Shop scheme, you will have access to a wider range of grants to support you in reaching that minimum B2 BER rating.

Visit SEAI online to explore other home energy upgrade avenues and learn more about what these upgrades can do for you and your home. You can also explore a range of One Stop Shop service providers here.