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SEAI pays homeowners up to €1,800 towards solar panels and a further €600 towards a battery of 5 kWh or larger, so up to €2,400 in total, on top of 0% VAT. Homes built and occupied before 2025 now qualify, which brought in every home built from 2021 to 2024. Going Solar handles both applications for you, from eligibility check to paperwork, so you get the money without the admin.
€700 per kWp up to 2kWp, then €200 per kWp up to 4kWp, plus a flat €600 for a battery of 5 kWh or larger.
Homes built and occupied before 2025, fitted by an SEAI-registered installer.
0% VAT on domesticsolar installation, applied automatically.
SEAI Solar Electricity Grant is a government grant that helps Irish homeowners cover the cost of installing solar panels. It is run by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and is worth up to €1,800, paid after your system is installed by an SEAI registered company. A separate SEAI grant pays a flat €600 towards a home battery of 5 kWh or larger.
Both grants are part of Ireland’s push to cut home energy bills and emissions, and most owner-occupied homes built and occupied before 2025 qualify. That cutoff moved in October 2026, so homes built from 2021 to 2024 are now included.
The SEAI solar grant is worth up to €1,800 in 2026. You get €700 per kWp up to 2kWp, then €200 per kWp up to 4kWp. The bigger your system, up to that 4kWp cap, the larger your grant.
| System Size | 2026 Grant Value | Solar Panel Array |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kWp | €700 |
~12m2 6-8 panels |
| 2 kWp | €1,400 |
~14m2 7-10 panels |
| 3 kWp | €1,600 |
~17m2 8-12 panels |
| 4 kWp or more | €1,800 (maximum) |
~19m2 9-13 panels |
SEAI pays a flat €600 towards a home battery of 5 kWh or larger, open to applications since October 2026. A battery stores the solar you generate during the day so you can use it in the evening instead of exporting it, which lifts the share of your own power you actually use.
Battery grant is a separate scheme from the panel grant, with its own application and its own approval, and the two are claimed together. Panels and a qualifying battery draw up to €2,400 between them. Going Solar submits both applications for you.
| Grant value | €600, flat rate |
|---|---|
| Minimum battery size | 5 kWh |
| Home must have been | Built and occupied before 2025 |
| With the panel grant | Up to €2,400 combined |
| VAT, fitted with panels | 0% |
Your home needs an MPRN and must not have had a battery grant paid at that address before. Batteries smaller than 5 kWh do not qualify, and SEAI has to issue your grant offer before the battery is installed. Fitted with your panels under a single contract, a battery carries 0% VAT.
Including private landlords
This covers businesses (incl. farms), commercial solar, schools, public sector bodies, community centres, and other non-profit organisations.
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Your grant type:
SEAI solar electricity grant helps homeowners and private landlords cut the cost of installing solar panels. It's available for houses that were built and lived in before 2025, based on when the electricity meter was first connected. The grant can go up to €1,800, which applies to systems of 4 kWp or larger, and a battery of 5 kWh or larger brings a further €600. It’s a simple way for households across Ireland to make solar energy that is relatively more affordable.
You still pay 0% VAT on a full domestic installation, including batteries or a diverter fitted at the same time. A battery bought on its own as a later retrofit normally carries 23% VAT instead.
Two routes pay far more than the standard €2,400. Households receiving certain social welfare payments can claim up to €9,000, and so can landlords whose property is in the Dublin Rental Accommodation Scheme pilot. Both use the same SEAI solar portal and the same contractor rules as the standard grant, so the application process is one you already know from the section above.
Homeowners receiving one of seven Department of Social Protection payments can claim an enhanced solar grant of up to €8,400 for the panels, plus the €600 battery grant, giving up to €9,000 in total. It pays €3,350 per kWp for the first 2 kWp and €850 per kWp up to 4 kWp.
| System size | Enhanced panel grant | With a 5 kWh battery |
|---|---|---|
| 2 kWp | €6,700 | €7,300 |
| 3 kWp | €7,550 | €8,150 |
| 4 kWp or more | €8,400 | €9,000 |
You qualify if you receive any one of these:
This is not an income-assessed grant. You need to be receiving one of the payments above and meet any condition attached to it. You must also own and live in the home, which was built and occupied before 2025, and it must not have had SEAI support for the same upgrade before. The standard grant is open to private landlords; this enhanced grant is for a home you live in yourself.
Landlords with a property in the Dublin Rental Accommodation Scheme pilot can claim up to €9,000 towards solar and a battery. The home must be occupied under a tenancy in that pilot, built and occupied before 2025, hold a valid MPRN, and never have had an SEAI solar PV grant paid at that MPRN.
Standard RAS and Housing Assistance Payment tenancies outside the Dublin pilot area do not qualify for this package. Works must be completed and the Declaration of Works submitted within eight months of grant approval.
Government has also announced fully funded solar and battery storage for households that qualify under the Warmer Homes Scheme, and a larger fully funded system under the Solar PV for Medically Vulnerable Scheme. SEAI has not published the terms for either yet. Talk to us and we will check what you qualify for as soon as it does.
The grant covers your home solar PV system, and most installations are roof-mounted because it is the simplest and cheapest option. Ground or wall-mounted arrays can also generate power, but the planning rules differ, so it is worth checking before you commit.
No. The SEAI grant does not require planning permission for a standard rooftop installation. As long as your home qualifies, you can go straight to installation and claim the grant with no planning application needed.
Since 2022, rooftop solar on houses is exempt from planning permission, in most cases with no cap on roof area. The main exceptions are protected structures, homes in an architectural conservation area, and properties near an airport or aerodrome, where limits or permission may still apply. Check with your local authority if you are unsure.
Choose an SEAI-registered company like Going Solar and agree your system.
Apply to SEAI for grant approval. Both the panel and battery applications go in before any work starts. We handle this step for you.
Once approved, your panels are fitted, often in a single day.
A BER assessment is carried out after installation, as the grant requires.
The final documents go to SEAI, who pay the grant into your account. We manage the submission.
This page covers the home grant. If you run a business or a farm, separate grants apply with much higher limits. Here is where to find them.
We complete your SEAI application, manage the deadlines and submit the paperwork, so the grant lands in your account with no admin on your side.
With over 8,000 homes fitted, we have handled the grant process thousands of times and know exactly what SEAI looks for.
As an SEAI-registered, ISO 9001-certified installer, our work meets the standards the grant requires, which keeps approval straightforward.
A 5-star Trustpilot rating and hundreds of Google reviews, with homeowners citing clean work and full grant support.
Founder @ Going Solar
Joe Brennan, the founder of Going Solar, is dedicated to making solar power mainstream in Ireland and meet SEAI objectives. With a focus on affordability and sustainability, he is bringing renewable energy solutions to homes, reducing costs & environmental impact.
Yes. SEAI Solar Electricity Grant is a government-funded grant worth up to €1,800 for homeowners installing solar panels, and a separate SEAI grant pays a flat €600 towards a battery of 5 kWh or larger, so up to €2,400 in total.
After. You get grant approval before the work starts, but SEAI pays the grant once your system is installed, your paperwork is submitted and a post-works BER is done. Payment typically lands within a few weeks of the final documents going in.
Either can apply, but with Going Solar we handle the full SEAI application for you, from grant approval before installation to the final submission afterwards. You get the grant paid into your account without managing the forms or deadlines.
Yes. Landlords can apply for the grant on properties they own, as long as the home was built and occupied before 2025 and meets the other conditions. Owner management companies and approved housing bodies can apply too.
No. To qualify, the system must be installed by an SEAI-registered company using a Safe Electric registered electrician. DIY or unregistered installations are not eligible, which is why homeowners use a registered installer.
The grant itself is not treated as taxable income. Separately, money you earn from exporting excess electricity to the grid has its own tax-free allowance. Rules can change, so confirm the current position with Revenue or your installer.
It was expanded, not reduced. In October 2026 the eligibility cutoff moved from homes built before 2021 to homes built before 2025, and a new €600 battery grant opened. The panel grant still pays up to €1,800. There is no confirmed end date, but rates are reviewed periodically, so it makes sense to apply while the current amounts stand.
Yes. Households receiving certain Department of Social Protection payments can claim an enhanced solar grant of up to €8,400, plus €600 for a battery, so up to €9,000 in total. It pays €3,350 per kWp for the first 2 kWp and €850 per kWp up to 4 kWp. Qualifying payments include Fuel Allowance, Working Family Payment, One-Parent Family Payment, Domiciliary Care Allowance and Carer’s Allowance where you live with the person you care for. You must own and live in the home, and it must have been built and occupied before 2025.
