The Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme

The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme provides grant assistance to homeowners who are interested in improving the energy efficiency of their home in order to reduce energy use and costs as well as greenhouse gas emissions. The Home Energy Saving scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

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What Is The Home Energy Saving (HES) Scheme

The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme provides assistance to homeowners who are interested in improving the energy efficiency of their home. The scheme is open to all owners of existing houses built before 2006.

Assistance is provided by way of fixed grants towards the costs of implementing upgrade measures. Grants are currently available for roof insulation, wall insulation, high efficiency boilers and heating control upgrades.

A Building Energy Rating (BER) is an integral part of all grant applications under the Home Energy Saving Scheme. After grant aided work has been completed, homeowners must undertake a BER on their home. A one-time €100 grant is available for this assessment.

Who Can Avail Of The Scheme?

The scheme is aimed at older homes that would not typically have the energy efficiency features of recently built homes. The scheme is open to all houses built prior to 2006. Landlords and owners of multiple properties may also apply, however, a separate application must be made for each property. Application for all properties must be made by the property owner.

Homes built from 2006 onwards should have been constructed to the 2003 Building Regulations and so should not require significant insulation or heating system upgrades.

What Does The Grant Cover?

Grants are currently available for roof Insulation, cavity wall insulation, internal wall insulation, external wall insulation, high efficiency gas or oil fired boilers with heating controls upgrade, heating controls upgrade only and post-upgrade Building Energy Rating BER assessment.

As a BER certificate is required for each application, and only one BER assessment is eligible for grant aid, it is advisable that homeowners apply for, and undertake, all planned grant aided works at the same time to minimize the costs associated with multiple BER assessments. Note also that grant payment can only be claimed once all measures associated with your application have been completed, including the BER assessment.

SEAI Registered

Casey Energy Services is a registered SEAI contractor.

To ensure the highest quality of service and consumer confidence, contractors are registered by SEAI on the basis of a commitment to:

  • Adherence to a professional Code of Practice
  • Demonstrated tax compliance and sufficiency of insurance cover
  • Have completed certified BER Assessor program

How Do I Apply?

To apply, call 1850 927 000. You will need your bank details and ESB bill and your email address. You can also apply online. The whole process should take less than 10 minutes.