The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI ) published a report today giving details on the 47,900 home energy upgrades supported through Government funded SEAI grant schemes last year.
This represents an increase of 76% on the number of upgrades delivered in 2022. The target set for 2023 was 37,000 so the near 48,000 retrofits completed means this was exceeded by 30%. Of the homes upgraded, 17,600 achieved a BER B2 or better rating and almost 5,900 were energy-poor homes which benefitted from free energy upgrades.
The headline outcomes for 2023, across all schemes administered by SEAI, were:
Over 47,900 home energy upgrades (up 76% year on year )
Capital expenditure of €319.6 million (up 70% year on year )
Over 17,600 BER B2 upgrades completed (up 108% year on year )
Over 67,400 applications processed (up 35% year on year )
Almost 5,900 fully funded energy upgrades for low-income households (up 33% year on year )
664 Approved Housing Body upgrades supported under the One-Stop-Shop Service
44 fuel-poor homes supported under the Community Energy Grants Scheme.
In addition, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, recently published data showing that a further 2,445 homes were retrofitted under the Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme. This means that a total of almost 50,400 upgrades were supported by Government last year.
The Government backed low-cost loan scheme is expected to be launched in the coming weeks and SEAI expects this to significantly address the affordability challenge which has been identified in SEAI surveys as one of the biggest barriers for homeowners to undertake a retrofit.
