Smart energy for your home

How we manage our energy is shifting. Take control of your energy use, with smart options and low carbon technologies at your fingertips.

Your energy bill

Understand your electricity bill

Empower yourself to understand your energy costs. Learn what you are spending and what charges you can control.

Interpret an energy bill

Smart meters and tariffs

Smart meters are here to replace traditional electricity meters. They allow you to see your use in real time. Explore your energy habits and save.

Learn how they work

Take it to the next level

Be energy smart

Take control and shift how you use your energy. Every small change can reduce costs for you and support a better power system. 

Build smart habits
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Low carbon technologies

Make the most of the low carbon technology in your home. Improve how you're using it or discover your upgrade options.

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In your business

Looking to extend your efforts to your business? Try our tips to optimise your business's energy use.

Energy in your business

New HELPER tool

Unlock your home's energy potential

Our new smart energy tool, aka 'HELPER' will give you a better understanding your home's energy use.

  • Uncover insights about your current energy performance.
  • Explore how low-carbon technologies can help reduce your bills and carbon footprint.
  • Preview the impact of low-carbon technology upgrades with our interactive modelling engine.
Try our smart energy tool (opens in a new tab)

House of the future

Step into the future of Irish homes in 2030. Where cutting-edge technologies are reshaping the way we live, focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability like never before.

Explore the future of energy

Blog posts

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Renewable Technologies
Smart Energy
Home Energy Upgrades

Solar panels during a power cut

  • Brian McIntyre
  • 8 Min

Can you still run your house on electricity generated from solar panels during a power cut? It’s possible but here are some things you need to know.

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Smart energy
Smart Energy

Where are we at on demand flexibility?

  • Ciarán Lavin
  • 6 Min

Energy users in Ireland feel positive about demand flexibility and smart energy services, but are largely unaware of the environmental benefits.

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Home Energy Upgrades
Smart Energy

How citizen participation contributes to the energy transition

  • Guest blog
  • 4 Min

We can all play our part by using less electricity and using smart technology to reduce our personal carbon footprint and the carbon emissions of our electricity grid.

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Smart Energy
Climate Action

Making Ireland's energy transition fair and inclusive

  • Guest blog
  • 4 Min

SEAI is delivering Ireland's energy revolution. This energy transition means an immense change to how we power our homes, transport, communities and businesses. Ireland has committed to make this transition to a low carbon economy, a just transition.

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