Balbriggan sec

sustainable energy community

Balbriggan Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) aims to create an energy efficient and resilient community through knowledge sharing and learning, community-led renewable energy and nature-based solutions.Our SEC was set up under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and with their support we completed an Energy Master Plan in April 2024.You can view the EMP here:

We chose a millwheel for our logo as Balbriggan had the first water-powered loom in Ireland, the energy was used for the local textile factories.

balbriggansec @ gmail.com

© Balbriggan SEC 2024. All rights reserved.

Knowledge sharing and learning

  • Key messages from the Energy Master Plan are shared via our website, Facebook and Instagram

  • Keep an eye out for our regular drop-in events in Balbriggan Library on home energy saving, solar panels and electric vehicles

  • Please email [email protected] to join the mailing list for our quarterly online newsletter

Community-led renewable energy

  • We received funding from the Fingal Community Climate Action Fund to do energy upgrade work with Balbriggan Meals on Wheels and Balbriggan Football Club. Other projects are a cargo bike locker for Balbriggan Tidy Towns and a biodiversity area on St Peter and Paul's Church grounds.

  • We are collaborating with Codema - Dublin's Energy Agency and Fingal County Council as partner on an EU Funded project focused on the designation of Balbriggan as Fingal's Decarbonising Zone.

  • We are also working through the SEAI Community Enabling Framework resources that support communities to develop their own grid scale renewable energy projects. A feasibility study will inform how the project develops.

Increase awareness of how building retrofits can impact on nature

  • We are developing information and a webinar with Swift Conservation Ireland to raise awareness among the national SEC network of how building retrofits can impact on birds and bats.

Photo: Birdwatch Ireland Paulina Skoczylas

Contact

Feel free to reach out anytime or let us know if you'd like to join our mailing list for our monthly online newsletter

Thank you

We appreciate you reaching out and will be in touch as soon as possible.