About - Sustainable Tipp

Sustainable Tipp is the energy transformation of Tipperary’s housing, commercial, public and community buildings over three years. It is an opportunity for communities, farmers, homeowners and business owners to save energy, save money and become more sustainable. Your Energy, Your Future.

In 2017 Tipperary’s Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) was formally adopted by Tipperary County Council.

This plan was created following Tipperary’s commitment to The Covenant of Mayors, the world’s largest movement for local climate and energy actions. This plan explained the steps that needed to be taken to reduce Tipperary’s CO2 emissions by 30% by 2020.

That same year, Tipperary Energy Agency announced that the European Investment Bank (EIB) would support the actions of the SEAP. This action plan included 32 actions which would reduce Tipperary’s energy-related CO2 emissions by 2020. These actions covered a wide range of sectors including agriculture, education, planning, residential, local authority and the commercial sector. You can read an overview of the actions here.

Following the approval of the SEAP for County Tipperary and the support from the European Investment Bank, Sustainable Tipp was born. Sustainable Tipp will endeavour to keep Tipperary citizens up to date on the actions and progress of the SEAP, as there are opportunities for everyone in Tipperary.

In 2021, the Sustainable Tipp stakeholders developed an Interim Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) 2022-2023 as a placeholder until the new Tipperary Climate Action Plan is developed. This Interim SECAP consists of 40 actions to continue the reduction on Tipperary’s CO2 emissions. You can read the Interim SECAP here.

The main objectives of Sustainable Tipp are:

To promote and encourage greater energy efficiency in Tipperary
To reduce Tipperary’s dependency on imported energy by encouraging renewable developments
To create employment through the deployment of renewable infrastructure and widespread energy efficiency upgrades
To reduce energy poverty
To ensure that small and medium sized businesses are made aware of the financial rewards associated with increased energy efficiency
To raise awareness of Tipperary’s obligations and opportunities in renewable energy and energy efficiency
To foster the opportunities in energy efficiency and production in the agricultural sector
To facilitate greater capacity building within all associated institutions

The partners/stakeholders on the Sustainable Tipp campaign are: