SEAI solar PV grant application guide

Before you start

Confirm whose name will be on the application

To ensure the entire grant process goes smoothly, everything related to the grant should be under one name: the application, bank account details, paperwork, and invoices.

After you have completed the grant application, please let us know whose name this is so we can ensure the paperwork and invoices match the name on the application. Otherwise, your grant payment may be delayed.

The age rule for the standard solar grant has recently changed. As of 6 October 2026, the SEAI extended the eligibility cut-off to properties built and occupied before 2025. Before that update, the standard solar grant was restricted to homes built before 2021.

Step 1: Go to the SEAI Portal

• The first thing you need to do is click on the this SEAI Application Portal Link , which will direct you to the SEAI application portal.

• Once there, select the 'Register' Button

Step 2: Registration Page

You will be brought to the registration page.

• Next, in the box 'User Type' select 'Domestic'

• Enter your email address

• Generate a strong password for your account

• Confirm strong password

• Click 'Register'

Step 3: Enter details & confirm email

• Complete your profile details

• Then click 'Submit'

Step 4: Complete registration

Next, check the email account you used in the previous step. Open the email from SEAI and click the 'Complete Registration' link.

Step 5: Create new application

• When you sign in to the SEAI Portal, you'll be directed to a page where you can apply for the SEAI Solar PV grant.

• To do this, click on the button that says 'Create New Application'

Step 6: Enter MPRN

• You will now enter the 'Addresses Details' section

• Here, enter your MPRN, which is an 11-digit number that you can find at the top of your electricity bill

Step 7: Enter address details

• This will take you to your address section

• Using your MPRN code should have automatically filled this section out, if not, or if there's any altercations needed, you can click the 'Manually Update Address' check box on the top left

• You can then click the 'Next' button

Step 8: Enter installation details

• This will lead you onto the Installation Details section

• Here, you can enter the size of the Solar PV system you wish to install (in KWp). Please note, the Installation Details field will only accept values between 0.1 and 11.0 and with a maximum of one decimal place.

• The solar company you are planning to use (solar companies are findable by using the magnifying glass icon pictured below - see step 9)

• And then the year that your house was built

• If you are adding a battery of 5kWh or larger, a separate SEAI battery grant of €600 also applies. It is claimed as part of this same application, and the rule on the age of the home is the same as for the panel grant: your home must have been built and occupied before 2025. A battery smaller than 5kWh does not qualify for anything.

Step 9: Search for SEAI Registered Company

• Now it is time to search for the company that you want to carry out the installation.

• To do this, click on the magnifying icon, type in the company you wish to choose, and click the checkbox alongside their name

Step 11: Enter grant payment details

• Then last step in the process is to enter the bank account details into which you wish the grant to be paid.

• Next, check the boxes to agree to their terms & conditions and privacy policy

• Finally, click on the box 'Submit Claim'

• Then you'll be brought to their Terms and Conditions page

Agree to their Terms and Conditions

• On this page, you'll be asked to agree to their Terms and Conditions, as well as to accept their Privacy Policy

That's it!

SEAI will contact us, and we will now contact you to confirm your installation schedule. If you have any questions or issues, please don't hesitate to get in touch