SEAI Grants for Solar PV Panels

Yes. The SEAI now offers a flat €600 grant towards a home battery storage system of 5kWh or larger.

You can claim the battery grant alongside the SEAI Solar PV grant of up to €1,800, giving you up to €2,400 in total grant support. If you already have solar panels but don’t have a battery, you can apply for the €600 battery grant separately to upgrade your existing system.

A smart battery stores the electricity your solar panels generate during the day, so you can use it when you need it most, such as in the evening or to charge an electric vehicle overnight. It can also help you manage your wider electricity costs by charging at off-peak rates.

Households that qualify for the Enhanced SEAI Solar PV & Battery Grant can also receive the €600 battery grant as part of their total support of up to €9,000.

There are some criteria that must be met, but for all but new homes, there is not a lot to get in the way of a grant for solar panels. The criteria from the SEAI is as follows;

• Support is available to all homeowners of dwellings built and occupied before 31st Dec 2024.
• Grant approval from SEAI must be in place before any purchase of materials or commencement of measures undertaken we can help you with all that.
• The grant offer, once accepted by the Applicant, remains valid for eight months from the date of issue of grant offer notification.
• A post works BER must be completed which our installation crews can assist you with.
• Applicants are required to submit an ESB Networks NC6 form for the application for a connection to the electricity distribution system for a micro-generator. Please contact ESB Networks for guidance.
• Applicants must use a Company who are active on the Solar PV Scheme Registered Company List at the time of work. Don't worry, all our highly trained installation contract partners are fully registered, insured and accredited.
• The electrical works must be completed by a Safe Electric Ireland electrician again, we got you covered.
• The Scheme supports the installation of newly fitted materials and new products which cannot have been incentivised previously in the particular home under any other grant Scheme.
• The system must meet the requirements defined in the Solar PV Code of Practice.

Flogas will look after the SEAI Grant on your behalf once the paperwork is completed.

SEAI grants are only paid to registered solar installation companies that meet high standards. Flogas’ solar panel suppliers are registered and their work is of the highest standard.

Find out how much you can save here.

Why not start with us? Find out how much you can save with our handy solar calculator and let us get in touch with more information about the grants available from Flogas.

You can find out more about solar panel grants from the SEAI website.

It depends on the size and output of the solar panels used as to how many are covered. The grant is for the solar panel output, not the actual physical solar panel. The grant is weighted towards the first 2 kWp of solar panels installed, so if you have a smaller home you can still benefit from a significant portion of the grant for installation.