ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 19 Interested? Let us know today! Or contact us directly: +353 (0) 42 9359393 sales@kempstoncontrols.ie www.kempstoncontrols.ie • Enjoy free delivery on all orders over €25. • Our in-house experts are here to assist with any of your queries. • Access unrivalled global stock, ready to be shipped straight to your door. LENZE DRIVES, NOW AVAILABLE FROM KEMPSTON CONTROLS IRELAND i550 range 25,750 home energy upgrades in first half of 2024 SEAI recently published details on the 25,750 home energy upgrades supported through Government funded grant schemes in the first half of 2024. Government expenditure across all schemes reached €186 million, up 44% year on year. Of the homes upgraded, 3,300 were energy-poor homes which benefitted from totally free energy upgrades. The headline outcomes during Q2 2024, across all schemes administered by SEAI, were: This represents an increase of 18% on the number of upgrades for the same period last year and shows the ongoing surge in home retrofitting. 25,750 property upgrades were completed to mid-year, up 18% over the same period in 2023. Over 10,150 homes were upgraded to a BER B2 or higher to mid-year, up 34% over the same period in 2023. Over 3,300 upgrades that were completed were for low-income households to mid-year, up 41% on the same period in 2023. The average cost per home under this particular scheme is €26,400. Over 31,500 applications were processed across all schemes to mid-year, which remains unchanged over the same period in 2023. Expenditure across all schemes to mid-year was €186 million, up 44% on the same period in 2023. To learn more, you can download the SEAI Retrofit Mid-Year Report 2024 on the SEAI website www.seai.ie
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