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SEAI Solar PV Grant Application Guide

Our Guide to Applying for the SEAI Solar PV Grant

Firstly, congratulations!! Your new investment will save you money and help reduce Ireland's carbon footprint.

In order to make your life easier, we have put together an easy to follow, complete step-by-step guide to help guide you through the process of applying for your SEAI Solar PV Grant.

Before you start

Confirm whose name will be on the application

To make sure 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.

Information you'll need:

There are a few bits of information you'll be asked for during the application. We'd recommend you have the following to hand before getting started.

  • Your Meter Point Reference Number (MPRN). This is an 11-digit number that you'll find on the top right-hand side of your electricity bill.

  • Your PureVolt Solar Proposal. This contains the size of the system you are installing (in kWp). The SEAI will only pay for the system size that's mentioned on your application, so it's important to get this right.

  • The year your house was built and occupied. Usually, this is the date the meter was first installed in the house. Please note - your house must have been built and occupied before the 1st of January 2021 to qualify for this grant.

  • Details for the bank account you'll receive the grant payment into. This bank account should be under the same name as on the application.

Once you have all of those to hand, you are ready to go!

Step 1: Go to the SEAI Portal

  • First thing you need to do is go is to click on this SEAI Application Portal Link that will take you to the SEAI application portal

  • Once there select the 'Register' Button

image of SEAI application portal window

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'

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Enter Details & Confirm Email

  • First, complete your profile details

  • Next, confirm your email by clicking on 'Confirm Email'

  • Lastly, click on 'Submit'

image of SEAI application personal details page

Complete Registration

The next thing you need to do is to go to the email account you used in the previous step, open the email from SEAI and click on the link 'Complete Registration'.

image of SEAI complete registration email

Create Claim

  • Now, when you sign into the SEAI Portal, you will land in a window that allows you to apply for the SEAI Solar PV grant.

  • To do this, click on the button that says 'Click here to create a new claim'

image of SEAI complete claim

Enter MPRN

  • You will now enter the 'My Solar PV Claim'

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

image of SEAI Solar PV application - enter MPRN

Enter System Size

  • When you click on the button 'Check MPRN Address' two new boxes will appear

  • In the first, tick 'Solar PV'

  • Next, in the box 'Applicant System Size' , enter in the size of your system. This can be found on our PureVolt Solar Quote

image of SEAI Solar PV application - enter system size

Complete Property Details

  • The next step is to complete all your property details which include the address and the the year in which your house was built.

image of SEAI Solar PV application - enter property details

Search for SEAI Registered Company

image of SEAI Solar PV application - search for registered company
  • Now it is time to search for the company you wish to carry out the installation.

  • To do this, click on the magnifying icon in the box 'Choose a Company'

Select Company

image of SEAI Solar PV application - select registered company
  • In the box marked '1' in the image above, type in PureVolt

  • Then select PureVolt Limited by ticking the box marked '2'

  • Then click on the 'Select' button

Enter Grant Payment Details

image of SEAI Solar PV application - enter grant payment details
  • Then last step in the process is to enter in the bank account details into which you wish the grant to paid.

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

  • Finally, click on the box 'Submit Claim'

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 contact us.

Phone: 01 513 3587

hello@purevolt.ie

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