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The average electricity bill in Ireland can range anywhere from around €700 to more than €1,200 per year.
One homeowner decided to defy the stats and significantly cut costs by designing an energy-efficient home.
Francis Clauson is the owner of Ireland’s first-ever A1 energy built/Passive Certified home and pays just €150 annually on his energy bill.
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Francis explained that he works in IT and so approached the design of his house from a technology point of view and how to build a house that didn t leak energy .
On the same programme, Brian McIntyre, Programme Executive in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), explained that an A1 rated building is one that s really well insulated .