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Season’s Greetings from the Safe Electric Team! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your holidays be filled with happiness, peace, and plenty of festive cheer. Christmas Closure NoticePlease take note of the following holiday closure details for the Safe Electric: Thank you for your continued trust and collaboration this … Read more

From 1 January 2025, the fees and charges for the Safe Electric Scheme will see an increase as set out in the table below: These increases are the first since January 2023 and are the result of several factors, which are outlined in further detail below. For more information on the new fees and charges … Read more

On the 19th of September 2024, the Board of Directors of NSAI signed off on the 2024 Amendments to Irish Standard (I.S.) 10101.  From this date, the amendments become part of the standard. One of the amendments is a change to rule 551.9.3 (see screenshot below) which deals with RCD protection for Microgeneration Systems.  This … Read more

We are excited to announce that a new Electronic Certification System (ECS) will soon be available for the Safe Electric scheme. This system is designed to streamline and modernise how certificates are ordered and managed, replacing the current processes and bringing substantial improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and ease of use. The new ECS will streamline … Read more

At Safe Energy Ireland, we are dedicated  to providing the highest standard of service to our members. Taking in to  consideration feedback we have received from our members,  we are happy  to announce a change in our postal address for all future correspondence. With immediate effect, we kindly request that all letters and communications relating … Read more

Appointment of New SSB In line with the announcement by the Commission for Regulation Utilities (CRU) in September, Safe Energy Ireland, wholly owned by SGS Ireland Limited is the appointed organisation as the Safety Supervisory Body (SSB) for the next designation period 2023-27 effective today 3rd January 2023 and will trade under the new name … Read more

Appointment of New SSB Following the CRU’s announcement in September 2022 of the new appointed SSB, Safe Energy Ireland, fully owned by SGS Ireland Limited, to operate the Safe Electric and RGI schemes, we would now like to confirm operation of these schemes by Safe Energy Ireland has commenced as of 8.30a.m. on 3rd January … Read more

As you may be aware, SGS Ireland will, by the means of a sub-company (Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)), operate the Safe Electric and RGI schemes’ services from January 2023 and onwards. The CRU is currently working closely with SGS Ireland and the incumbent Safety Supervisory Bodies (SSBs) (RECI and RGII), to ensure an efficient, transparent … Read more

The CRU is pleased to announce, following a competitive public procurement process, the appointment of SGS Ireland as the single Safety Supervisory Body (SSB) who will operate the Safe Electric and RGI Schemes from January 2023. These arrangements will be in place for a period of 5 years with two possible extensions of 1 year … Read more

It is a requirement that each Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) has one nominated Principal Duty Holder (PDH). In order to keep our records up to date and to confirm what we have on our record, we are requesting that the PDH for all RECs complete the attached form and return it by post … Read more