News & Events
January 2021
Change to price of firewood:
Softwood €60 per bag
Hardwood €85 per bag
Autumn 2020
Reduce Your Energy Costs –
Free Information Sessions
PLEASE NOTE: This event, originally scheduled for October 20th has been postponed due to Covid-19 Restrictions. As soon as a new date is confirmed, details will be posted here.
Please contact us at info@ksec.ie for further details.
Funded by LEADER
This event will help participants to better understand their energy usage, make savings and understand some of the new technologies available to them to reduce their carbon footprint.
January 2020
Renewable Energy Plan for Killorglin
Public Meeting 6th of February at the CYMS Hall at 7pm
July 2019
KSEC is in the process of submitting a funding application to the Rural Development (Leader) Programme.
Subject to approval KSEC wishes to appoint a trainer/facilitator to deliver a Kerrywide series of information sessions and workshops on Renewable Energy including energy reduction.
March 2019
KSEC will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 4th March ’19 at 6.30pm. in Tobar Naofa, off Deans Road Moyderwell, Tralee.
Finger food will be available. All members are welcome and if you wish to be more involved at Board level please get in touch before the meeting to info@ksec.ie
November 2018
KSEC has now submitted to SEAI its Energy Master Plan (EMP). This is part of becoming a”Sustainable Energy Community”(SEC). Once this is accepted the Co-op will then hold information events about the EMP and the stages included in the plan.
KSEC Board have just recently completed three review and planning sessions, facilitated by John Loughrey. The purpose of this exercise was to prioritise the work of the Board for the next couple of years.
KSEC recently secured funding from Kerry County Council Community Support Fund towards the purchase of a branded tent for the promotion of the work of the co-op and for use at local festivals and gatherings. During 2018 KSEC had a stand at the Rose of Tralee Festival in August and at the Dingle Farmers Forum in October.
Friends of the Irish environment are bringing a legal case against the Government about care of the environment. They have an online petition that you may wish to support. see https://www.climatecaseireland.ie/
Events during autumn ’17
Information evenings were held in different Kerry locations on different aspects of renewable energy: e.g. solar PV, retrofitting, heating and insulation, district heating etc. e.g: September in Tralee. October in Killorglin. November in Dingle.
KSEC always welcomes local communities taking the initiative in organising such events and inviting the co-op to input.
New and ongoing activities
In January ’17 KSEC working with SE Systems submitted a proposal for a deep retrofitting community project through the Better Energy Community (BEC) scheme. Our submission was successful. The project is now completed (oct 17). Please see the link below for a summary of the work done.
We plan to submit to this scheme again in 2018 so come along to the information evenings in Killorglin and Dingle (see above for dates) for more information.
Expression of Interest form for 2018 (see below.)
Launched in July ’17 for SME’s with 50 or fewer employees. Suitable for SME’s in the following sectors: Fitness Centres General and Food Retailers
Jewellers Small hotels and larger B&B’s
Pharmacies Nursing Homes
Grant funding will be 40% of eligable costs. A number of SME’s in Kerry are working with KSEC on this project. We are delighted that our submission has been successful and SEAI have offered a grant of 40% of the cost of the work. Please contact KSEC if you are thinking about a lighting upgrade for your business and would like more information. The website is: https://www.seai.ie/Grants/SME-Supports-for-Lighting-Upgrades/SME-Supports-for-Lighting-Upgrades.html
Other News and Previous Events
Dingle Feile ne Bealtain 28 April-1 May 17
KSEC had a stand in the Town Park in Dingle on Saturday 29 April.
KSEC had a stall at the Tralee Food Festival
Householder attitudes and behaviours on environment issues
The CSO publication on householder attitudes and behaviours on environment issues was published on 23 March. Visually easy to follow and digest, it includes information on: main fuels used in households in regions; Use of additional heating sources; Awareness of environmental schemes and initiatives; Installation of energy saving products in owner occupied and other non rented households; Main determinant when buying a car; Influence of Energy Efficiency rating or label; Household’s main method for disposing of non-recyclable household waste; Household’s main method for disposing of recyclable household waste; popular measures to reduce waste; and other headings/graphics.
Has your household installed any of the following energy saving products in the last 10 years
- Insulation 53%
- Thermal solar panels 4%
- Photo-voltaic solar panels 0%
- Heating controls 19%
- Efficient glazing 32%
- Draught proofing 22%
- Replaced an open fire with a stove 25%
- Energy efficient lighting 65%
- High efficiency boiler 19%