Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2023
43. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9106/23]
View answerThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications. Any planned or future schemes are a matter for the SEAI and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The SEAI schemes currently operational are in the table below.
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SEAI Scheme |
Description |
Budget 2023 |
Other Information |
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Community Energy Grant |
Grant support for cross-sectoral projects including homes, businesses and other non-domestic applicants. Typically around 60% of funding is for non-domestic |
€68,000,000 |
Community Energy Grant |
|
Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) |
Supports SMEs (€2,000 voucher) to carry out professional energy audits and thus encourages implementation of energy saving measures. identified. |
€2,180,000 |
Open to public and private entities with annual energy expenditure of €10k or more (not already obliged to carry out energy audit) |
|
Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN) |
SEAI assists the companies on energy improvements. Best practice guidance is shared among LIEN members on how to manage energy performance. |
€717,000 |
Over 200 active large energy user organisations involved. Open to companies with annual energy spend of €1 million or higher. |
|
Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design (EXEED) |
A certified program for a systematic energy efficient approach to design, construction, and commissioning new investments and upgrades at the earliest stages of the business lifecycle. |
€7,500,000 |
Demand led scheme |
|
Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) |
A grant (of up to 30%) to support investment in renewable heating systems using heat pumps. An operational support tariff over 15 years for new installations or installations that currently use a fossil fuel heating system and convert to using biomass or anaerobic digestion heating systems. |
€3,940,000 (€3.5m current and €440,000 current (grant)) |
Open to commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating, public sector and other non-domestic heat users not covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) |
|
Non-Domestic Microgen Scheme |
Provides financial assistance to help businesses and other sectors to install solar PV panels to generate electricity on site. Grants are available for systems up to a maximum of €2,400 for installations of up to 6kWp. |
€2,200,000 (€200,000 current and €2m capital) |
Demand led Scheme |
|
Energy Academy |
Online resource -access to high quality energy training |
€100,000 |
5,500 users |
|
Non-Domestic Retrofit Grant |
NEW SUPPORT ENVISAGED - SME targeted support for range of non-domestic retrofit measures building on NDMG approach |
€2,000,000 |
