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Household Application Guidelines
Details of the eligibility criteria are listed below. These details may
change at any time without notice as the scheme develops. NIE reserve
the right to decline an application.
It is important to note that NIE will NOT provide retrospective grants.
Payment of the grant will be made on commissioning of the system. A letter
of grant offer will be provided to eligible participants in the meantime.
Specific Eligibility Criteria
1. Applicant must be the owner of the property for which grant is applied
for.
2. Grant must be used to support the capital and installation costs of
a renewable energy scheme
3. Applicant will be resident of NI.
4. Property must be located within Northern Ireland.
5. System must be designed, installed and commissioned by a Registered
installer (see www.clear-skies.org
'Installer' page for a list).
6. DIY is not allowable.
7. System must use components on the DTI's recognised product list.
Grants are only available for the installation of new components, re-used
or refurbished components are not permissible.
8. Grant for system 0.5kWe – 5kWe is £1,000 per kWe, up to
a maximum of £5,000, whichever is smaller.
9. All statutory approvals must be in place e.g. under 'Drainage
Order (NI) 1973, Fisheries Act (NI) 1966 & Water Order (1999). Action
Renewables will be able to advise eligible individuals on these.
10. Applicant will provide an estimate of the annual energy output of
the system.
11. Grants must be claimed within 12 months of a grant offer being made
by NIE.
12. Applicant must agree to participate in NIE and/or Action Renewables
case study material. (This is referred to in the existing contract).
13. Applicant must agree to monitoring of the scheme by the scheme manager.
(This is referred to in the existing NIE grant contract).
14. Applicant must allow access to the installation for inspection purposes
by the scheme manager ( or other appointed by the scheme manager) if required.
15. Maximum of two grants awarded per household provided they are for
different technologies.
Community & other Organisations Application Guidelines
The following conditions will be applied to community schemes:
1. Grant must be used to support the capital and installation costs of
a renewable energy scheme. As a general rule this includes only the equipment
itself and related works specific to the functionality of that equipment.
2. Scheme is located within Northern Ireland.
3. System must be designed, installed and commissioned by a Registered
installer (see www.clear-skies.org
'Installer' page for a list).
4. Schemes must use components on the DTI's recognised product list.
Grants are only available for the installation of new components, re-used
or refurbished components are not permissible.
5. Grant applied for is a maximum of 25% of total capital and installation
costs, or £10,000, whichever is smaller.
6. All statutory approvals must be in place e.g. under 'Drainage
Order (NI) 1973, Fisheries Act (NI) 1966 & Water Order (1999). Action
Renewables will be able to advise eligible individuals on these.
7. Applicant will provide an estimate of the annual energy output of the
system.
8. Grants must be claimed within 12 months of a grant offer being made
by NIE.
9. Applicant must allow access to the installation for inspection purposes
by the scheme manager (or other appointed by the scheme manager) if required.
10. Applicant must agree to participate in NIE and/or Action Renewables
case study material. (This is referred to in the existing NIE grant contract).
11. Applicant must agree to monitoring of the scheme by the scheme manager.
(This is referred to in the existing NIE grant contract).
