Grants for RGE tradespeople (energy renovation)
In brief
An RGE tradesperson does not receive any of these grants directly: they are paid to their customer (an individual or business) to finance the energy renovation work — insulation, heat pumps — that the tradesperson carries out. Knowing about them helps you better advise your customer and ease their purchasing decision. This page lists the schemes currently validated, with their funder and maximum amount where available.
None of the grants listed here are paid to the RGE tradesperson themselves: they all finance the customer who has the energy renovation work carried out.
Most are CEE (Energy Savings Certificates) rebates — wall insulation, loft insulation, heat pumps — paid by an obligated party (energy supplier), sometimes through third-party payment: the tradesperson then advances the rebate amount on their invoice and is reimbursed afterward, without this changing the final beneficiary of the grant.
Others finance the energy renovation of a commercial building (small and medium-sized businesses), always in the name of the customer who owns or operates it, not the tradesperson who carries out the work.
Knowing about these schemes allows an RGE tradesperson to inform their customer of available funding as early as the quote stage, and so ease their purchasing decision.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
Who actually receives these grants?
The customer who has the work carried out, not the tradesperson who performs it.
For CEE rebates paid through third-party payment, the RGE tradesperson can advance the rebate amount on their invoice and be reimbursed afterward by the obligated party — a common practice that does not change the final beneficiary of the grant.
What amount can be obtained?
Observed amounts range from €20,000 to €150,000 depending on the scheme, where the maximum amount is known.
The amount actually paid depends on the work carried out, the climate zone, and the customer's income for CEE rebates.
How can you use this information with your customers?
Presenting these schemes to your customer as early as the quote stage can ease their decision, by reducing the apparent out-of-pocket cost of the work.
For grants that apply directly to you as a building tradesperson — RGE certification, occupational risk prevention — see the "building and construction trades" page, which lists them separately.
Grants that can be used by an RGE tradesperson's customers
Aide à la rénovation énergétique des TPE et PME
Le Mans Métropole
Up to €150,000
BAT-EN-101 — Isolation thermique des combles ou toitures
CEE (Certificats d'Economies d'Energie)
Up to €60,000
BAT-EN-102 — Isolation thermique des murs (ITE ou ITI)
CEE (Certificats d'Economies d'Energie)
Up to €40,000
BAT-TH-164 — Pompe à chaleur eau/eau ou eau glycolée/eau pour bâtiment tertiaire
CEE (Certificats d'Economies d'Energie)
Up to €30,000
BAT-TH-163 — Pompe à chaleur air/eau pour bâtiment tertiaire
CEE (Certificats d'Economies d'Energie)
Up to €20,000
ORENO - Hébergement social et médico-social
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
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Frequently asked questions about RGE grants
Are these grants paid to the RGE tradesperson or to their customer?
None of these 6 grants are paid to the tradesperson: they all finance the customer who has the energy renovation work carried out.
CEE rebates can, however, be advanced by the tradesperson on their invoice, through third-party payment, and then reimbursed by the obligated party.
How can these grants help me sell my services?
By presenting these funding options to your customer as early as the quote stage, you reduce their apparent out-of-pocket cost and ease their purchasing decision.
The full list is shown above on this page, with the funder and the maximum amount for each grant where known.
Are there grants paid directly to an RGE tradesperson?
Yes, but they concern your activity as a building tradesperson in general (RGE certification, risk prevention), not the financing of your customers: see the "building and construction trades" page.
This page only lists grants that can be used by your customers.
How does my customer apply for this type of grant?
For CEE rebates, the process goes through an obligated party (energy supplier) or an approved platform, most often before the work begins.
A personalized diagnostic identifies the schemes that are genuinely relevant to your customer's project, before starting the process.
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