5.6.1 Home charging

5.6.1 Home charging

The Apartment Charging Grant is administered by the SEAI and assists residents and owners of apartments and other multi-unit developments who want to install a home charger for their EV. The grant is designed for bulk installation of chargers at a single location, and provides up to 80% supports for cabling, infrastructure, labour, and construction costs. Owners, management companies, housing bodies, local authorities, and commercial and private landlords can apply.

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Established in 2018 and administered by the SEAI, this grant provides up to €600 towards the installation cost of a domestic charge point.

Since July 2022, the grant is now open to all homeowners, whether they own an electric vehicle or not. The resulting charge point can also be used for visitor use or at rented accommodation.

Under building regulations, a building (containing one or more dwellings) undergoing major renovations, which has more than 10 car-parking spaces, shall install ducting infrastructure for each space. This enables the subsequent installation of charging points for electric vehicles.

Since September 2022, the Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant only supports smart chargers. Applied systematically, smart charging can maximise efficiencies and cost savings for EV users and across the electricity distribution network. It can also maximise the use of renewable electricity on the electricity grid through service provision to networks. For example, this can be done by designating nighttime hours as the default charging time, or using Vehicle-to-Grid technologies.

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