Electric.ie Nov Dec 2020

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 55 om blin Industry News €28 million in Government funding through SEAI for 39 community energy projects T heMinisterforCommunications, Climate Action and Environment, Eamon Ryan TD has announced the 39 community projects to receive grant funding of €28 million under the Community Energy Grant Scheme. The grants, administered by SEAI, will support projects with a total investment value of almost €74 million. This investment will deliver energy upgrades to nearly 1,500 homes and community and commercial buildings throughout the country. The successful communities will benefit from warmer and healthier buildings, lower energy bills, and reduced harmful CO2 emissions. The projects will also deliver significant employment benefits locally and nationally. The grant offers include €4.3 million specifically for projects delivering aggregated home retrofit upgrades. There are 14 such projects comprising 348 homes. Minister Ryan said: " Through this scheme, the Government is helping to deliver three important and very beneficial outcomes. We are supporting people to improve their homes and buildings so they will be more comfortable and waste less energy. We are expanding retrofit work, creating new green sustainable jobs in ർ Almost 1,500 homes and community and commercial buildings will be warmer and healthier and waste less energy. communities across Ireland and helping to grow companies. We are also cutting emissions thereby delivering a better environment for all of us. I intend to use funding from the recently-announced July stimulus package to expand the Communities scheme so we can further grow the retrofit sector and benefit many more people in the months and years ahead". Examples of projects that will benefit from the funding include Communities, Housing strand, and Innovative financing. For more information on community projects www.seai.ie auroralighting.com/connectcontrol Tel: 00353 1 6968028 PLUG + PLAY NEW SIMPLE SMART CONTROL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WORKS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX EASY TO INSTALL | NO SETUP | NO HUB REQUIRED ADVANCED CONTROL VIA APP EDIT SCENES | SYNC MUSIC | SET SCHEDULES Controlled via B L U E T O O T H L I G H T I N G S O L U T I O N S WIN £500! Purchase just one connect.control ™ starter kit to enter our competition! Simply purchase the kit, scan the QR code on this advert , register your details and upload your receipt to be entered into our prize draw! (T’s & C’s apply.) SCAN TO ENTER