According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). In 2024, the national energy authority increased its operations by 13%.
The energy upgrades for 54,000 homes received €420 million, or two-thirds of the funds.
Upgrades for nearly 7,700 dwellings that were considered to be in energy poverty were among them. Based on the data, the average SEAI award for residential energy improvement projects was €7,800.
However, a heat pump was only used in one out of every fifteen improvement projects. In all, the SEAI awarded 3,609 subsidies for heat pumps in 2024.
Of the 54,000 home renovations, nearly 22,000 (or 40%) received a B2 energy rating or above.
Last year, the SEAI also introduced its low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme. In the meantime, Ireland's private vehicle fleet was electrified with the help of just under 8.5%, or €52 million, of SEAI spending.
This included funding for 15,400 EV home chargers and 12,000 new EVs. More than 3,500 firms received financial funding for energy upgrades, according to the yearly evaluation.
These included training programs, energy audit vouchers, microgeneration and renewable heat support, and the recently introduced Business Energy Upgrade Scheme.
These business grants and subsidies totalled to a total of €62 million. In 2024, this accounted for 10% of total SEAI investments. Furthermore, the SEAI granted energy research grants of €22 million.
Additionally, €61 million was allotted to significant pilot building upgrades in the public sector.