Find your fit…

Sustainable Energy Communities come in many shapes and sizes. Let’s start by figuring our what type of community you are, so that you can connect and get inspiration from others just like you.

Find your focus

Decarbonisation is a huge topic, so let’s not try and boil the ocean. Use these resources to help figure out the topics your community are most passionate about, and the tangible goals that you’d like to set for your SEC.

Find your flow

Now that you’ve figured out what type of SEC you are, and what your goals are as a community, it’s time to get the wheels in motion on a project. Browse our resource library below to get you started!

FAQs

  • This website, and this journey for SECs is currently in “prototype” mode. We’re looking for as much feedback as possible, and would love if you could click on “contact us” to share your feedback. We will get back to you ASAP.

  • To sign up for your community to become an SEC, you should visit SEAI’s website. There you will be able to find all of the information and next steps required to register your community in the programme.

  • Funding for SECs comes in many different forms, that are often unique to an SECs circumstances. Check out the SEAI website for more information on how to avail of funding available to Sustainable Energy Communities.

The Sustainable Energy Community Programme engages and enables energy citizens with over 800 communities who are working together to achieve their energy goals.

Plan.

This stage of the programme helps your community to understand the energy demand and supply of the community and provide a map of how your community will achieve its energy goals.

Do.

Implement your plan, be inspired by other communities and learn what grants and supports are available to activate your energy goals in your community.