Join a Sustainable Energy Community

Why Join a Sustainable Energy Community? You can take action to ensure your community does its bit for Climate Action by joining the SEAIs Sustainable Energy Communities Programme. The SEC programme helps communities become energy smart and more sustainable.

Grant aid is available to insulate buildings and improve lighting and heating systems, incorporating renewable energy in the form of solar panels/heat pumps and adopting smart technologies such as smart controls, and more.

Who’s Included

An SEC can include individual households, sports clubs, community centres, local businesses and churches.

Partnership

The programme is run by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Dublin Energy Agency Codema is a coordinator for our region. Meath County Council are in partnership with the SEAI on the programme. Meath County Council cover the cost of a consultant who will draw up a Energy Management Plan for your community. Meath County Council recoup this money from the SEAI on completion of the Energy Management Plan.

How do you join the Meath Network?

Contact your Local mentor Philip McCormack @ philipmccormack2@gmail.com. Philip will guide you through the application process and explain to you what’s available through the programme.

How it works

There are 3 stages:

Learn
Attend events, get in touch with other communities. Learn about available technologies and solutions.

Plan
With your mentor apply for funding to carry out an Energy Management Plan for your community, Funding is avail of between €10000 and €25000.The EMP will identify opportunities for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Do
Begin to implement energy projects in your homes and businesses. All of this will be with Philip McCormack's support.