There are more than a dozen energy grants and supports available in Ireland in 2026, worth from €300 (EV charger) up to €12,500 (heat pump) per measure — and unlimited value for qualifying households under the free Warmer Homes Scheme. They fall into five groups: SEAI home upgrade grants, the fully managed One Stop Shop route, free upgrades for welfare recipients, electric vehicle supports, and ongoing payments for electricity you export. This page lists all of them with current amounts — every figure links to a full guide verified against official sources in June 2026.
Every Energy Grant at a Glance
| Grant / scheme | Worth | Full guide |
|---|---|---|
| Heat pump grant | up to €12,500 | Heat pump grant |
| Wall insulation grant | up to €8,000 | Insulation grants |
| Windows & doors grant | up to €5,600 | Windows & doors grant |
| Electric car grant + VRT relief | up to €8,500 | Electric car grant |
| Attic insulation grant | up to €2,500 | Insulation grants |
| Solar panel (PV) grant | up to €1,800 | Solar grant |
| Solar water heating grant | €1,200 | SEAI grants list |
| Heating controls grant | €700 | SEAI grants list |
| EV home charger grant | €300 | EV charger grant |
| Warmer Homes Scheme | Free upgrades (welfare recipients) | Warmer Homes Scheme |
| One Stop Shop (whole-house upgrade) | €26,000+ in combined grants | One Stop Shop guide |
| Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant | up to €70,000 | Vacant property grant |
| Housing Adaptation Grant | up to €40,000 | Housing adaptation grant |
| Solar export payments (ongoing income) | €222–€350/year typical | Microgeneration guide |
All amounts verified against seai.ie, citizensinformation.ie, gov.ie and revenue.ie on 2–3 June 2026 — see each linked guide for the source and verification date. The proposed EV scrappage scheme (up to €8,500, expected July 2026) is covered separately as it is not yet confirmed.
1. Home Energy Upgrade Grants (SEAI)
The core of the system is SEAI's individual grants — you pick a measure, apply, hire a registered contractor, and claim the grant after the work. The big ones: heat pumps (up to €12,500), wall insulation (up to €8,000), windows and doors (up to €5,600 combined), and solar PV (up to €1,800). The full list of all eight individual grants, with eligibility rules and the application process, is in our SEAI grants guide.
Two things people miss: solar PV also gets 0% VAT (since May 2023), and most grants require your home to be built before 2011 — except solar and heat pumps, where the cutoff is 2021.
2. Free Energy Upgrades (Warmer Homes Scheme)
If you receive a qualifying social welfare payment (Fuel Allowance, Working Family Payment, Disability Allowance and others), the Warmer Homes Scheme provides insulation, heating and ventilation upgrades completely free — SEAI pays for and manages everything. The trade-off is the waiting list, which currently runs to roughly two years.
3. The Whole-House Route (One Stop Shop)
For deep retrofits — bringing an older home up to a B energy rating in one project — the One Stop Shop scheme bundles every applicable grant, deducts them from your bill upfront, and manages the contractors for you. On a detached house doing external insulation, a heat pump, windows and attic insulation, the combined grants exceed €26,000. It pairs with the Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme: government-backed loans at below-market rates, available only to people receiving an SEAI home energy upgrade grant.
4. Renovation & Accessibility Grants (Local Authority)
Two non-SEAI grants matter for energy projects:
- Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant — up to €50,000 (vacant) or €70,000 (derelict). It excludes energy upgrade work that's already covered by an SEAI grant — so the same works can't be funded twice, but both schemes can be used on the same property: SEAI grants for the energy measures, the refurbishment grant for everything else.
- Housing Adaptation Grant — up to €40,000 for adapting a home for a person with a disability, means-tested through your local authority.
5. Electric Vehicle Supports
- Electric car grant — €3,500 off a new EV (price band €15,000–€60,000), plus VRT relief up to €5,000 until the end of 2026.
- Home charger grant — €300, available even if you don't own an EV yet.
- Proposed scrappage scheme — €8,500 for swapping a 13+ year old petrol/diesel car for a new EV. Reported 3 June 2026, expected to pilot from July; not yet confirmed.
6. Ongoing Payments: Selling Your Electricity
Not a grant, but worth more than several grants over time: every Irish electricity supplier must pay you for surplus solar electricity you export to the grid. Rates currently run from 15.89c to 25c/kWh — a typical 4 kWp solar home earns €222–€350 a year, and the first €400/year is tax-free until the end of 2028. How it works, who pays the most, and how to register: microgeneration guide and supplier rate comparison.
Which Grants Can You Combine?
Nearly all of them. The combinations that matter most for a typical home:
- Solar + heat pump: €14,300 in combined grants — and the solar generates the daytime electricity the heat pump runs on. How the stack works.
- Insulation → windows: sequential, not simultaneous — the windows grant requires good insulation first. The insulation-first rule.
- Vacant property + SEAI: renovation grant for the structure, SEAI grants for the energy measures — both schemes on one property, with no work funded twice.
- EV + charger + solar: three separate schemes, all claimable in the same year. Charging an EV from your own roof is the end-game of the whole system.
Solar PV is the only energy upgrade that pays you back twice — lower bills plus export income — and the €1,800 grant plus 0% VAT still apply in 2026. Solar Quotes Ireland matches you with SEAI-registered installers in your county. Free, no obligation.
Get free solar quotes →Frequently Asked Questions
Ireland's 2026 energy grants include: SEAI home upgrade grants (heat pump up to €12,500, wall insulation up to €8,000, windows up to €4,000, attic insulation up to €2,500, solar PV up to €1,800, doors up to €1,600, solar water heating €1,200, heating controls €700), the EV purchase grant (€3,500) and home charger grant (€300), the free Warmer Homes Scheme for welfare recipients, the One Stop Shop whole-house upgrade route, the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (up to €70,000), and ongoing export payments for solar electricity (15.89–25c/kWh).
For a single measure, the heat pump grant is the largest at up to €12,500 (€6,500 unit + €2,000 heating system upgrade + €4,000 renewable heat bonus). For a whole project, the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant reaches €70,000 for derelict properties, and a One Stop Shop deep retrofit on a detached house can attract over €26,000 in combined grants. For households on qualifying welfare payments, the Warmer Homes Scheme is effectively unlimited — all works are free.
Yes. The SEAI Warmer Homes Scheme provides completely free energy upgrades — insulation, heating, ventilation — to homeowners receiving qualifying social welfare payments such as Fuel Allowance, Working Family Payment, or Disability Allowance. There is no cost and no repayment, but the waiting list currently runs to roughly two years.
Yes. SEAI's individual grants are separate schemes — claiming one doesn't reduce or block another, so solar + heat pump + insulation on the same house attracts each grant in full. The main sequencing rule: the windows and doors grant requires your insulation to already be in good condition, so insulation comes first. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant can also be used alongside SEAI grants on the same property — energy work covered by an SEAI grant is simply excluded from the refurbishment grant claim, so nothing is funded twice.
There is no general electricity bill grant for all households in 2026. The supports that exist are structural: the Fuel Allowance for qualifying households, free energy upgrades under the Warmer Homes Scheme, and — for homes with solar panels — export payments of 15.89–25c/kWh for surplus electricity, which appear as credits on your bill.
Published: 3 June 2026. Author: Neil Russell. Every amount on this page is sourced from the linked detailed guide, each of which was verified against official sources (seai.ie, citizensinformation.ie, gov.ie, revenue.ie) on 2–3 June 2026. Grant amounts change — the linked guides carry the verification date for each figure.