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Solar Panels for Schools Across Ireland

SPV Energy installs solar panels on school roofs across Ireland and helps you access the grants your school qualifies for, from the Solar for Schools Programme to SEAI grants. One SEAI-registered team designs, installs and looks after the whole system.

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We Design, Install and Look After School Solar

No chain of subcontractors. One SEAI-registered team surveys, designs, installs, monitors and maintains your school’s solar, and helps you claim the grants you’re entitled to.

Working on Solar for Schools
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Years of Experience

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Start with a free survey

We assess your roof, shading and daytime usage at no cost, then size the system around it.

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Grants handled for you

We check every grant route your school can use and manage the applications with you.

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Fitted around term time

Our SEAI-registered crew installs the panels, connection and monitoring during quiet periods and holidays.

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A live teaching tool

A display screen shows pupils real generation data, ready for science and sustainability lessons.

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Looked after for years

The same team monitors and maintains the system long after switch-on.

Trusted by Irish schools

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Incredible service in both speed and quality. Couldn't be happier. Highly recommended. Pre and after sales service exceptional and knowledge second to none.
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Declan Crowe
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We found SPV and there team very easy to deal with and helped us all the way and answered any question that we had. The installation process was quick and done to a very high standard. We are very pleased with our new solar panels. Thanks again to SPV for all you help.
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Can't recomend these guys enough. Did an absolutely fantastic job on my solar install and spent plenty of time prior to it making sure I got the right system for my needs. They were also coming in the cheapest too with a quick installation turn around. A1. Thanks again!
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Patrick Fogarty
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I don’t like giving reviews because quality can change over time at a company. However, I can say the job they did in March 2025 was faultless. Attention to detail was superb to hide as much wiring as possible. Delighted with the result. I’ll use them again if I need a car charger in future.
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Sharon Mc carthy
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Excellent experience excellent help
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Amanda Gilsenan Carolan
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Had a problem with my solar panels contacted the office and ray was out to fix them in no time top class service
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Tom Mooney
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Excellent attention to every detail of our order and superb friendly service.
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Robert Bourke
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Ray, Liz, Nicole & team were professional from start to finish. Timely and useful information, user-friendly process and efficiently executed job on the day with full clean-up after. Could not fault this service and highly recommend SPV Energy.
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Great service, quick, efficient and transparent.

Why Schools Choose SPV Energy

Solar for Primary Schools
3,000+

Installs across Ireland

10+

Years of Experience

One team, one standard

We use our own SEAI-registered installers for every stage, keeping standards consistent from the first survey to long-term support.

A track record you can check

SPV has completed 3,000+ installs across Irish homes, farms and businesses, backed by SEAI and Safe Electric registration and hundreds of 5-star reviews.

We work around the school

We plan installs around term time and holidays to keep disruption to classes low, and we respond quickly when you need us.

Get Solar on Your School Roof

Free survey, grants handled with you, fitted around term time.

How Schools Fund Solar, Explained

Up to 6 kWp

Funded under Solar for Schools

€162,600

SEAI NDMG cap, larger systems

Up to 50%

BEC community grant

0%

VAT for recognised schools

More for the school budget

Lower electricity bills free up money for teaching, resources and the school itself, year after year.

A hands-on teaching tool

A display screen shows pupils the real electricity the school is generating, ready for science and sustainability lessons.

Lead on sustainability

Cut the school's carbon and give your Green-Schools efforts something visible on the roof.

Power used as it's made

Schools use most of their electricity during the day, exactly when the panels are generating, so little goes to waste.

Very little upkeep

The panels are built to last 25 years or more and need almost no maintenance once fitted.

Earn from summer sun

When the school closes for summer, you get paid for the spare electricity you export to the grid.

SEAI pays an enhanced 45% NDMG rate on new applications made before 6 July 2027: €4,800 up to 6 kWp, then €600 per kWp to 20 kWp and €400 per kWp to 200 kWp, capped at €325,200 or 45% of the invoiced cost. Other figures from the Department of Education Solar for Schools programme, SEAI (BEC) and Revenue (0% VAT), confirmed at your consultation.

Estimate Your School's Solar Savings

Use our solar calculator for a quick estimate of system size and savings, or ask for a free quote and we’ll build the figures around your school’s roof and usage.

Recent School Solar Installations

Who we work with

Solar for Every Kind of School

One Team for Schools Nationwide

Wherever your school is in Ireland, one SPV team travels to you. We install across 15-plus counties and plan every job around your school’s calendar.

How to Get Solar on Your School, Step by Step

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FAQ

Solar Panels for Schools: Common Questions

How much do solar panels cost for a school?

Cost depends on system size, but grants bring it down sharply. Eligible schools can get up to 6 kWp funded through the Solar for Schools Programme, and larger systems attract SEAI NDMG support at 45% of eligible costs until 6 July 2027, or BEC grant support. We give you a clear quote for your school.

Schools can access the Solar for Schools Programme for systems up to 6 kWp, the SEAI Non-Domestic Microgen Grant for larger systems, now paying 45% of eligible costs on new applications made before 6 July 2027, and the BEC community grant of up to 50% for joint projects. We confirm which routes fit your school.

 

Yes. We confirm your funding route and prepare the grant and procurement documents with you, so there’s very little for your staff to do.

Yes. Schools that need more can go beyond 6 kWp using the SEAI Non-Domestic Microgen Grant, which now pays 45% of eligible costs on new applications made before 6 July 2027. At school scale that is €13,200 on a 20 kWp system and €25,200 on a 50 kWp system, roughly double the previous rates, subject to eligibility.

Very little. We plan the work around school hours and holidays, agree a clear schedule in advance, and keep the working area away from pupils.

In most cases, no. Rooftop solar on schools is largely exempt under S.I. 493/2022, with limits only in the Solar Safeguarding Zones near airports.

A 6 kWp system saves a school roughly €1,200 to €1,600 a year, including export credit, based on Department of Education estimates. Larger systems save more, and savings continue for the 25-year-plus life of the panels.

Get a Quote for Your School

Tell us about your school and we’ll send a clear quote and the grants your school can claim. No obligation.

Free site survey, no obligation

3,000+ systems installed across Ireland

SEAI-certified, Safe Electric registered

Warranty plus lifetime technical support

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