Applications for home energy grants have surged, says SEAI

So far this year, there has been a record 25,000 grant applications

Trainees Sean Walsh and Aaron Nolan with SEAI chief executive William Walsh and climate, energy, and environment minister Darragh O’Brien. Grant applications for home energy upgrades have surged in 2026. Picture: Julien Behal 

Grant applications for home energy upgrades have surged so far this year, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

SEAI said it has supported 12,300 home energy upgrades through Government-funded grant schemes in the first quarter of 2026.