ACA Categories and Criteria

The ACA, as detailed in the Finance Act, covers 7 different equipment categories and 29 associated technologies. To view the eligibility criteria applicable for a particular technology please click on the relevant technology name below.

The ACA criteria were last updated on the 17th Decemeber 2009 - please ensure you only refer to these latest versions.

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Overview of the ACA equipment categories and eligibility criteria:

Equipment CategoryMinimum expenditure*Technology& associated criteria
Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)€5,000Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)
Lighting€3,000Lighting
Lighting Controls
Motors and Drives€1,000Motors
Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)€1,000Enterprise Servers
Enterprise Storage Equipment
Precise Cooling
Heat Rejection
Centralised Direct Current Power Distribution
Power Management
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Heating and Electricity Provision€1,000Co-generation
Wind Turbines
Hot water Generation
Localised Steam Generators
Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems
Photovoltaic Systems
Boiler Controls
Condensate Recovery Systems
Steam Systems
Process and Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) Control Systems€1,000HVAC Zone Control
HVAC Heat Recovery
Pumps
Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbine
Blowers
Fans
Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles€1,000Electric Vehicles and Associated Charging Equipment
Alternative Energy Vehicle Conversions

* Expenditure within each equipment category must, at the end of the accounting period, be equal to or exceed minimum expenditure amounts relevant for each category. Minimum expenditure can be over a range of projects, procurements etc as it only relates to overall company expenditure on BEMS technologies in the accounting period.

On a regular basis, over the course of the the ACA scheme, Statuatory Instruments (S.I.) are published with the latest updates of eligiblity criteria and ACA eligible products (all eligible products published in the SI are also searchable through the online ACA Product Search facility). The current S.I. list is as follows:

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