Climate & Environment

Number of retrofits doubles after new grants are introduced

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s figures show there have been 18,750 applications for home energy upgrades so far this year, equal to the total number for all of last year

In the first five months of this year, there have been 18,750 applications for home energy upgrades, on par with the entirety of 2021

The number of people applying for home energy upgrades has doubled since the government introduced increased retrofit supports earlier this year, the Business Post can reveal.

New figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland show that in the first five months of this year, there have been 18,750 applications for home energy upgrades, which is on a par with the total number of upgrades applied for last year.

In February, as part of the ...