Support Scheme for Energy Audits SEAI’s Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) will offer SMEs a €2,000 voucher towards the cost of a high quality energy audit. In most cases, this will cover the total cost of the audit. Application to the scheme is easy, with automatic approval for eligible businesses.
What an energy audit involves
Conducting an energy audit stands as a pivotal measure for businesses aiming to economise, conserve energy, and bolster their image. Typically applied to buildings, processes, or systems, an energy audit unfolds across three essential stages: preparation, site visitation, and reporting. The resultant audit report serves as a roadmap, providing insights into:
- Evaluating the energy consumption of your business.
- Pinpointing energy-intensive equipment and processes.
- Proposing actionable strategies to curtail energy usage, accompanied by cost estimates and anticipated benefits.
Benefits of an Energy Audit
Understand Energy Use
Learn where you use energy, where you waste energy, and what you can do to be more efficient.
Save Money
Identify the no-cost and low-cost changes you can make to achieve immediate savings.
Reduce Risk
Lower your exposure to energy price and carbon tax increases to enhance your competitiveness.
Enhance Your Brand
Reduce your energy-related carbon emissions and enhance your brand and reputation.
Invest with Confidence
Following the audit, you will have the information you need to help make prudent investments in energy-saving measures and renewable technologies.
Future-proof Your Business
Large businesses are under pressure to support their supply chain in reducing their climate impact. Increasingly, investors take account of environmental risks and impacts in their decision making. An energy audit will help to prepare you for these changes and future-proof your business.
Open year-round for applications. To be eligible, your company must:
- Be a Small or Medium Enterprise
- Have fewer than 250 employees
- Have a turnover of less than €50M or a balance sheet of less than €43M
- Spend at least €10,000 on energy per year (electricity/heat)
- Be tax compliant
