- Who it is for
- Businesses spending at least €10,000 a year on energy at the site, excluding transport, and not already obliged to audit under other legislation.
- What it covers
- A €2,000 voucher towards a professional energy audit. VisionGreen's product information states it covers 80 to 100 per cent of the audit cost. Larger energy users may top it up.
- What you get
- A written report setting out the measures worth doing, what each saves and what each costs.
- Our note
- This is where most of our clients start. We carry out the audit and help with the application.
The SEAI energy audit
The audit tells you which upgrades are worth doing. Every grant below is easier to win with one in hand.
SEAI grants for the upgrades
Once you know what to fix, these three schemes pay for a share of fixing it. Swipe through each one.
Communities Energy Grant
SEAI funding for building upgrades delivered as a group, where businesses work alongside community, charity and public partners. Up to €5 million per application.
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Communities Energy Grant
SEAI funding for energy upgrades delivered as a group, with businesses alongside community and not-for-profit partners.
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€5m
Per application
Up to €2 million for any one project. SEAI recommends applying for at least €100,000.
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Who it is for
Partnerships across sectors: businesses, charities, schools, clubs and public bodies. Commercial members support the community side of the project.
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What it pays
Charities and not-for-profits may get 50 per cent by prior agreement. Commercial organisations are capped at 30 per cent under state aid rules.
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Before you start
Nothing spent before SEAI's letter of offer counts. The scheme is open all year and applications are taken first come, first served.
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Part of a group project?
We scope the upgrades, build the numbers and help put the application together.
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EXEED Certified Grant
Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design. SEAI support to design energy efficiency into a new or existing asset, then build it. Up to €3 million per project.
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EXEED Certified Grant
Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design. SEAI support to design energy efficiency in, then build it.
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€3m
Per project
Across the design stage and the capital stage combined.
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Who it is for
Businesses, public bodies and not-for-profits with an asset using at least 100,000 kWh of energy a year.
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Stage 1: design
Up to 50 per cent of study and design costs for EXEED projects, and up to 30 per cent for other high-impact projects.
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Stage 2: build
Up to 30 per cent of capital costs for most measures, and up to 40 per cent for heat pumps.
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Before you start
Costs committed before the letter of offer are not eligible. The scheme is open all year.
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Planning a big upgrade?
We carry out the energy analysis the design stage needs and stay on through delivery.
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Business Energy Upgrades
SEAI's fast-approval grants for common upgrades: heat pumps, insulation, controls, ventilation, pumps and solar. Most measures are funded at 25 to 30 per cent, each up to a set cap.
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Business Energy Upgrades
SEAI's fast-approval grants for heat pumps, insulation, controls, ventilation, pumps and solar.
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30%
Of eligible costs
Most measures are funded at 25 to 30 per cent, each up to a set cap.
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What is covered
Heat pumps up to €100,000. Building fabric up to €120,000. Automatic controls up to €30,000. Ventilation and heat recovery up to €25,000.
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Help with the design
Design assistance at 50 per cent, up to €20,000. BMS optimisation at 50 per cent, up to €2,000.
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Solar PV
The Non-Domestic Microgen scheme pays by system size, up to €162,600 for a 1,000 kWp array.
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Before you start
Approval must be in place before you buy any equipment or start any work.
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Not sure what qualifies?
An SEAI-funded audit shows which upgrades pay back and which grant covers each one.
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Scheme terms and amounts change. We confirm the current position with you before you apply, and nothing here should be treated as a guarantee of eligibility.
Enterprise Ireland supports
For Enterprise Ireland clients who need a decarbonisation plan on paper, for a board or a customer.
Climate Action Voucher
Up to €1,800 ex VAT
Two days of consultancy, capped at €900 a day, for a Sustainability and Decarbonisation Action Plan. For Enterprise Ireland clients and eligible companies.
GreenStart
Up to €5,000
Up to seven days of consultancy with an assigned consultant, for companies of roughly 10 to 50 employees.
GreenPlus
Up to €50,000
A one-year assignment to build real capability where energy or carbon is strategically important to the business.
Questions we get asked
What is the difference between EXEED and Business Energy Upgrades?
Business Energy Upgrades is for standard measures such as a heat pump, insulation or controls, with quick approval and a fixed cap per measure. EXEED is for larger projects where energy efficiency is designed in from the start, and it funds the design work as well as the build, up to €3 million.
Which grant should we start with?
For most businesses spending over €10,000 a year on energy, the SEAI Support Scheme for Energy Audits. It gives you €2,000 towards an audit and a written report that shows which upgrades are worth doing and which SEAI grant covers each one.
Can we use more than one scheme?
Often yes, in sequence rather than at the same time for the same work. A common path is an SEAI-funded audit to find the opportunities, then an Enterprise Ireland support to develop the plan, then capital funding for the measures themselves.
Does VisionGreen handle the application?
We complete the technical parts with you and are named as the provider. The application itself is made by your business, because the funding goes to you rather than to us.
Is grant support available for energy monitoring hardware?
Yes, grant support is available towards monitoring hardware. Which route applies depends on the sector, the size of the business and the measure, so we identify it before you commit to anything.
One call settles which one applies
Tell us your headcount and roughly what you spend a year on energy. That is enough for us to tell you which schemes are open to you.
The SEAI audit grant alone is worth €2,000.