The Minister has approved the finalisation of Voluntary Agreements between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and 9 energy suppliers, who have agreed to meet energy savings targets. The Government has committed to reaching energy efficiency savings of 20% by 2020, and energy suppliers will play a key role in meeting this goal.
Minister Rabbitte noted that: "Energy efficiency has the potential to deliver huge financial benefits to domestic and commercial customers, and it is encouraging to see energy suppliers become so deeply involved in this process."
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Over 200,000 homes have been upgraded with energy efficiency measures to date, through the SEAI's Better Energy: Homes and Better Energy: Warmer Homes programmes. Energy suppliers will also be offering energy efficiency upgrades to their customers
Prof. J. Owen Lewis, Chief Executive, SEAI commented: "We are delighted to have reached this point where energy saving agreements are now in place between the key energy suppliers and SEAI. This represents a great opportunity for employment and energy saving, and I'd like to thank all of the energy partners for their efforts so far."
The Minister added "Today marks the beginning of a new model for service to consumers, with energy suppliers supporting consumers in entirely new and different ways. Since I launched Better Energy in May last year, I have been pleased to note the increasing activity by energy suppliers in offering energy services to their customers."
