Some 6,005 grants were approved for solar panels in the first quarter, compared to 3,985 in the first quarter of 2023
The authority said it hoped to spend €437 million in grants for the retrofit scheme this year. The target is to fund energy-reducing measures for 52,200 properties, some 20,800 of which are to be raised to a B2 energy level. The highest number of solar grants were paid out in Dublin where the numbers grew to 1,347 in the first quarter of this year, up from 884 in the first three months of 2023. The lowest number of grants were paid out in Co Longford where the numbers grew to 31 in the first quarter, and increase of 15 over the similar period in 2023.
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