Well it’s official. The “Home Energy Saving Scheme (HES)” has gone national. I reported on the pilot scheme which ran in a few regions some time ago, but now here we are, with the national role out. The gist of the scheme is that it provides grants for home owners to improve the insulation and draft proofing levels in their homes.
So how much are the grants?
Grants are fixed for each type of measure as indicated in the table below. If the cost of the work (vat inclusive) is less than the fixed grant amount, the actual cost will be reimbursed. You can apply for one, some or all of these measures.
|
MEASURE |
CATEGORY |
GRANT * |
|
Roof |
Roof Insulation |
€250 |
|
Wall |
Cavity wall insulation |
€400 |
|
|
Internal Wall Dry-Lining |
€2,500 |
|
|
External wall insulation |
€4,000 |
|
Heating Controls |
High Efficiency Gas or Oil fired Boiler with Heating Controls Upgrade* |
€700 |
|
|
Heating Controls Upgrade* |
€500 |
|
BER Assessment (Building Energy Rating) |
A Before works and an After works BER assessment |
€200 |
* Minimum requirement of: 2 zones (space and water) with 7 day programmer (time and temperature) control and boiler interlock, time and temperature control of electric immersion heater and either 1 more zone control or 3 TRV’s.
* There is a minimum grant amount of €500. The BER grant cannot form part of this €500 amount.
So what’s the catch (s)??
No DIY. All works must be completed by a contractor from SEI’s Registered List, which will be published when the scheme opens for homeowner applications. The list is being assembled as of now. If undertaking a BER, these must be completed by a registered BER assessor. A list of registered assessors is available on the SEI website www.sei.ie/BER
No grants for work you’ve already done.
Hold your horses!!!
The scheme is not open to home owners just yet. The plan is to put together a list of installers put together. ASAP. Then get going. As you need a grant approval before you start, you can’t start yet. Hold it now!!!
Want to know more? Check out www.sei.ie/hes
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February 9, 2009 at 11:39 pm |
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February 12, 2009 at 12:08 am |
You might want to point out that BER stands for Building Energy Rating. I had to look it up.
February 12, 2009 at 7:02 am |
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February 12, 2009 at 9:00 am |
Hi Joe,
Ah get with the programme man!!!!!
Fair enough…sorted
P
March 1, 2009 at 6:40 pm |
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