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Through the EV Home Charger grant scheme, SEAI has provided funding for almost 8,000 installations in 2021 and this is expected to increase further in 2022. To obtain the grant customers must provide a valid Safe Electric completion certificate issued by a REC. To keep up with the additional demand and improve customer experience, the … Read more

The Safe Electric team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Safe Electric operations will halt on Friday, 24th December at 1:00PM and resume on Tuesday, 4th January 2022 at 8:30AM. Please note that we are monitoring the COVID19 situation very closely and are following government … Read more

In order to improve the delivery of our communications and introduce a higher frequency of updates, we are moving away from our current SMS provider. Please be advised that from 03/12/2021 you will receive Safe Electric text messages from the following number: 087 9421933. Please save this number in your contacts. Thank you for your … Read more

Safe Electric is committed to improving our services to our members. Since last year our format for paying your annual registration includes an online payment system, this year we have upgraded it. Please see below for more information about how to renew your registration. Is your email address previously registered in our system? If you … Read more

A new interim cert for installations with a maximum import capacity of <50kVA has been launched and will be available for purchase from 23rd August 2021. The cost of the new format cert will remain at €36.96 plus VAT. Interim certs will be sold in single copies only and in paper format only. There are … Read more

In accordance with Clause 2.1.4 of Common Procedure 5 of the Electric Criteria Document we would like to notify all RECs that in the interest of public safety and for improved document control Safe Electric will be adhering to a zero-tolerance policy for the validation of completion certificates. All certificates received or processed after 5th … Read more

If you have any outstanding post-connection certs, please return them immediately. Failure to return outstanding post-connection certs will cause delays in processing pre-connection certs and may result in pre-connection certs being sent back. Please email any outstanding post-connections to postconnections@reci.ie

Due to technical difficulties beyond our control our phone lines are currently out of service. For urgent queries, please contact reciinfo@reci.ie. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Following the government announcement on 6th April regarding the easing of lockdown restrictions, Safe Electric are currently in the process of resuming normal operations. Safe Electric Inspectors will recommence normal operations from 12th April 2021. Prior to an inspection, RECs will be required to complete a Covid-19 specific risk-assessment. Inspectors will be complying with all … Read more

In order to continue Safe Electric’s vital role in regulating electrical safety, Safe Electric is implementing its first increase in the price of Cert 1 since 2009 which has been approved by the CRU. The price of an individual Cert 1 will rise by €6.25 from the 2nd of March at 12.01am. This increase has … Read more