SEAI solar grants: a plain guide
What SEAI pays towards solar panels, a battery and an EV charger, who qualifies, and the order things have to happen in.
Grants can change, so we re-check SEAI's current terms with you at quote stage. The figures below are SEAI's as we read them on 13 November 2026.
The grants
Solar panels: €1,800
For a system of 4 kWp or more. SEAI caps the panel grant at €1,800; smaller systems get a pro-rata amount.
Battery: €600
A separate SEAI grant for a battery, which you can apply for in the same application as your panels. SEAI's table lists it for batteries of 5 kWh and up.
EV charger: €300
SEAI's EV home charger grant is a separate application. The charger must be on SEAI's Smart Charger Register and fitted by a Safe Electric registered contractor.
The enhanced grant: up to €9,000
If you own and live in your home and receive a qualifying social welfare payment, SEAI's enhanced grant goes up to €9,000 for a 4 kWp system with a battery. It replaces the standard grant rather than adding to it.
SEAI's list of qualifying payments is:
- Fuel Allowance (National Fuel Scheme)
- Jobseeker's Allowance for over six months, with a child under seven
- Working Family Payment
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
- Carer's Allowance, living with the person you care for
- Disability Allowance for over six months, with a child under seven
Tell us before we write your proposal. If you think you qualify, let us know at the start and show us proof of your payment before we prepare your proposal, so we design and price for the right grant. SEAI checks eligibility with the Department of Social Protection itself, and asks for extra documents for some payments.
Who can apply
- Homeowners, including private landlords. The home needs an MPRN (it's on your electricity bill).
- The house must have been built and lived in before 2025.
- No previous solar PV grant at that MPRN.
The order things happen in
- Survey and written proposalWe look at your roof and usage, and give you a written proposal with named equipment and your yearly expected generation.
- You apply to SEAIYou create the application online and name Solar Works as your company. SEAI emails your grant offer.
- Wait for approvalNothing starts until your approval is in place. SEAI won't pay for works that started before it.
- We notify ESB NetworksYour installer has to apply to ESB Networks before installing. SEAI says this usually takes at least 4 weeks (20 working days).
- InstallA typical home install takes one day. You have 8 months from approval to finish the works and paperwork.
- Post-works BERBook a BER assessor straight after the install; SEAI says this speeds up payment.
- Paperwork and paymentWe upload our documents to SEAI, and SEAI pays the grant.
One rule that matters most
Don't let anyone start grant-aided work before your SEAI approval arrives. If works start early, the grant can be refused.
SEAI's own pages: solar electricity grant · grants for people on certain DSP payments · EV home charger grant.
Want to check which grant fits your home?
Book a free, no-obligation survey and we'll go through SEAI's current rules with you before you apply.