SEAI Solar PV Grant Application Form Guide [Updated for 2027]

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.

Information you'll need:

There are a few bits of information you'll be asked for during the application. We recommend having the following items ready before you begin.

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 specified in your application, so it's crucial to get it right.
The year your house was built and occupied. Usually, this is the date the meter was first installed in the house. Please note, that your house must have been built and occupied before 2025 to qualify for this grant.
Details for the bank account that you'll receive the grant payment. This bank account should be under the same name on the application.

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

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 'Homeowner Applicant'
Enter your email address
Generate a strong password for your account
Confirm strong password
Click 'Register'

Step 3: Confirm your email

The portal will ask you to confirm your email address before it will let you go any further. Check the inbox for the address you just registered. If the email is not there, check your junk or spam folder.

Allow at least 10 minutes after verifying your email before you try to create an application. If the portal still will not let you start, refresh the page, or log out and log back in.

Step 4: Complete registration

Open the email from SEAI and click the 'Complete Registration' link. The link expires after 24 hours, so click it the same day you register. If it has expired, register again and a new email will be sent.

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, then click 'Validate MPRN'

Step 7: Enter address details

Confirming your MPRN will bring you to your address details
Check that the address shown matches your home, and fill in your Eircode if it is blank. You will also be asked whether the house is on an island
There are two tick boxes at the bottom of this screen. They are covered below
You can then click the 'Next' button

Good to know

Applying for the enhanced social welfare grant?

If you are claiming the higher €9,000 solar grant tier for recipients of qualifying Department of Social Protection (DSP) payments, use the same application as everyone else. There is no separate welfare form to fill in.

One exception: if your payment is Jobseeker's Allowance, Disability Allowance or Carer's Allowance, SEAI will ask you to email a supporting document after you apply.

There is one extra thing to do. On the address screen, tick the box marked 'I receive a qualifying payment from the Department of Social Protection'. That tick is what marks your application for the higher rate.

Important: Please let your PureVolt engineer know before you apply so we can ensure your initial quote is configured for the correct enhanced grant tier on our end.

Note

What is the second tick box for?

The lower box is for landlords whose tenant receives a RAS payment through one of the four Dublin local authorities. It reads 'Landlord in receipt of a RAS payment through one of the four Dublin-based Local Authorities'. If that is not you, leave it unticked.

That box puts the property on the enhanced rate under the Dublin Rental Accommodation Scheme (RASP) pilot: up to €9,000 for solar panels plus a battery. You need a letter from the local authority confirming that your long-term tenant is in receipt of a RAS payment and that the property qualifies, so get it before you apply.

Step 8: Enter installation details

This will lead you onto the Installation Details section. The first thing to do here is tick which grant or grants you are applying for
Tick 'I am applying for a Solar PV Grant' for the panels, and 'I am applying for a Battery Storage Grant' if you are also adding a battery. Tick both if both apply
Ticking a box opens a size field. For the panels, enter the size of the Solar PV system in kWp. This field will only accept values between 0.1 and 11.0, with a maximum of one decimal place
For the battery, enter the battery size in kWh. It must be 5.0 or above to qualify
Next is the solar company you are planning to use. Click the magnifying glass icon, type the company name, and select it from the list
Finally, enter the year that your house was built

Important

Choose the company carefully

The company you select cannot be changed after you submit. To change it later you would have to ask SEAI to cancel the application and start a new one, and only before works have started. So please confirm the works with us first, and make sure the company you pick is the one actually carrying out your installation.

Good to know

Two grants, one application

The panel grant and the battery grant are not two separate applications. They sit on the one application, and the portal adds them together on your confirmation screen. For a battery of 5kWh or larger the battery grant is €600 on top of the panel grant. The rule on the age of the home is the same for both: your home must have been built and occupied before 2025. A battery smaller than 5kWh does not qualify.

Step 9: Enter grant payment details

Next, enter the bank account details for the account you want the grant paid into
The Account Name must be an exact match with the name on your bank statement, or your bank may not process the payment
Then enter your BIC and IBAN, and click 'Next'

Step 10: Agree to the terms and conditions

On this page, tick the box to agree to the Terms and Conditions of the scheme
Then tick the second box to confirm you have read and understood the Privacy Policy
Finally, click 'Submit'

Step 11: Check your application has gone through

Once you submit, your application appears in the 'My Applications' list
It shows your reference number, your MPRN, and the potential grant amount. That amount is the panel grant and the battery grant added together
Keep a note of the reference number. It is what SEAI and ourselves will ask for if anything needs to be looked up later

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