- Irish-based Prime19’s YourRetrofit.ie demystifies retrofit process for homeowners, providing them with tailored guidance on their specific home
- YourRetrofit.ie will now work with ESB’s Customer Solutions business unit, Electric Ireland
Tuesday, 7th November 2023
ESB is today announcing a new pilot partnership with www.YourRetrofit.ie, the revolutionary platform which helps guide homeowners through their retrofit journey by providing tailor-made advice based on the specific details of their home. The partnership was agreed as part of the ESB-supported Free Electrons programme – the YourRetrofit.ie team will now work directly with ESB’s Customer Solutions business unit, Electric Ireland, to deliver supports for homeowners beginning their home retrofit journey.
The unique algorithms of www.YourRetrofit.ie automatically provide a clear set of options enabling homeowners to avail of the highest energy rating uplift possible within their specified budget. The platform also includes details of all grants available to the homeowner, as well as providing estimates of the various savings and property value increases that can be achieved. Importantly, the site also connects homeowners with SEAI-approved contractors and One Stop Shop Services to commence the upgrade work.
As part of the partnership, visitors to the platform will be provided with estimates on the savings they could achieve with Electric Ireland price plans alongside their retrofit project. Through the site, homeowners can also avail of Electric Ireland’s ever-growing suite of offerings, such as Solar PV, to enable them to take action at the click of a button.
Tom Bean, Head of Innovation and New Products, Electric Ireland, said: “We are delighted to be working with YourRetrofit.ie to help customers on what can often be a complex process when retrofitting their home. Our goal is to support people on their journey to a lower-carbon world, and we firmly believe YourRetrofit.ie can play an important role in guiding customers to make the right energy decisions at home. This is aligned, and now part of, Electric Ireland’s ‘Your World, Brighter’ campaign.”
David Shiel, Managing Director of www.YourRetrofit.ie, said: “We are delighted to announce Electric Ireland, the country’s largest energy provider, as a headline partner on our YourRetrofit.ie platform. Electric Ireland's net zero strategy perfectly aligns with our mission to drive significant increases in the number of retrofits being undertaken in accordance with the government’s Climate Action Plan. Through this partnership, we are very excited to begin working on a variety of strategic initiatives combining our product sets with Electric Ireland’s customer and market insights to drive increased accessibility, transparency and momentum in the retrofit marketplace. The YourRetrofit.ie platform provides simple to understand, tailor-made, advice regarding the upgrade options suitable for every home and budget.”
The Free Electrons programme is the world’s first global utility accelerator that gives entrepreneurs access to a panel of innovative electricity companies with a direct market channel to 80 million customers in 40+ countries around the globe. ESB is a founding member, and the grand finale of this year’s programme took place in Mumbai, India in mid-October. Prime19 was selected for participation in the programme from 750 energy tech start-ups across 74 countries.
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About Free Electrons
Free
Electrons is an energy innovation and accelerator programme for business
start-ups and is led by a global alliance of energy utilities. Members include
European power utilities: ESB, EDP
in Portugal and E.ON from Germany and from further afield:
CLP in Hong Kong, American Electric Power, USA, Origin from Australia, and
Hydro Quebec, Canada. In total, these utilities have 80 million customers, own over
2,600km of network and have 135,132MW of owned and contracted capacity.
The annual Free Electrons programme enables selected start-ups to work
alongside major energy utilities in a series of modules held physically and
digitally across the globe. This enables them to refine their value
proposition, trial and test technology and gain access to invaluable
resources, advice and support from around the globe.
To date, the utilities in the Free Electrons program have invested $23+ million
in start-up pilot projects. Free Electrons website here.
About Prime19’s YourRetrofit.ie
YourRetrofit.ie is a platform developed by Prime19 – an Irish-based analytics and technology centred start-up. Prime19 was founded in July 2021 by David Shiel with the team of 11 bringing a wealth of expertise in data, analytics, modelling, technology and risk management to the market. The company’s initial grounding was in finance and management consulting with several of the team members carrying significant experience in these sectors. Over the past two years the company has diversified into the energy sector having spotted an opportunity to bring their data analytics and technology skills to the market. In particular, Prime19 has a stated ambition of contributing to the fight against climate change in Ireland and farther afield by seeking to support the various national Climate Action Plans in the achievement of the necessarily ambitious targets being set to 2030 and beyond through the use of advanced data analytics and technology solutions.