Humm’s partnering with Activ8 Energies –
Ireland’s Solar Experts since 2007
As the future of energy in Ireland changes and evolves – Activ8 Energies has been at the forefront of solar energy for Irish homes and businesses for over 20 years. Part-owned by SSE Airtricity, Activ8 Energies has been providing energy solutions for Irish customers, with over 25,000+ solar installations and 350,000+ solar panels installed to date.
Upgrading your home with solar panels has never been easier, and humm lets you break up that upfront cost into simple, bite-sized payments. This Earth Day, step into the world of clean energy with Activ8 Energies, powered by humm.
Humm’s partnering with Activ8 Energies – Ireland’s Solar Experts since 2007
As the future of energy in Ireland changes and evolves – Activ8 Energies has been at the forefront of solar energy for Irish homes and businesses for over 20 years. Part-owned by SSE Airtricity, Activ8 Energies has been providing energy solutions for Irish customers, with over 25,000+ solar installations and 350,000+ solar panels installed to date.
Upgrading your home with solar panels has never been easier, and humm lets you break up that upfront cost into simple, bite-sized payments. This Earth Day, step into the world of clean energy with Activ8 Energies, powered by humm.
Why Invest in Solar Energy?
From saving the planet to saving on your electricity bills, solar panels allow you to take control of your electricity. Solar energy offers a renewable, clean alternative to fossil fuels that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As well as that, the average customer can save up to 75% on their electricity bill* with Activ8 and SSE Airtricity, having a significant impact on their annual bills.

Generate
Generate your own electricity with your very own solar panels, locking in your own electricity prices for 25+ years.

Power
By generating your own electricity with Activ8 solar panels, you can expect to save up to 75% on your electricity bills.

Store
Store excess electricity with a battery add-on, allowing you to power your home in the evening with stored electricity.

Hot Water
Store excess electricity with a battery add-on, allowing you to power your home in the evening with stored electricity.
*Based on a customer having a 11-panel solar system (450W each) installed by Activ8 Solar Energies, with an average electricity consumption of 4,200kWh per year (as published by the CRU) and an average installation cost of €7676 incl. SEAI Solar PV grant. The customer purchases 75% of their electricity at €0.4113/kWh SSE Airtricity smart meter standard rate and exports 75% at a premium rate of €0.32/kWh. Statistic provided by Activ8.
Solar Installation Components
What makes up an Activ8 solar PV system
ATLAS Duo N-Type 450w Solar PV Panels
- Engineered in Ireland by Activ8 Energies
- Designed specifically for Irish weather conditions including low light and high winds
- 25 year product warranty and 30 year performance warranty
Solis Solar Inverter
- Max. efficiency 97.7%
- Super high frequency switching technology
- Intergrated Export Power Manager (EPM)
- Compact and lightweight
DURA 5
- Ireland’s Exclusive Platinum Partner
- 1C/1C charge and discharge
- Virtual Power Plant Ready (VPP)
- Compatible with AI EnerigHub App
- Modular up to 32 units (stacks of 16)
- Module-level auto-balancing, add additional batteries at any time
Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit, a hire-purchase agreement, a consumer-hire agreement or a BNPL agreement in the future.
Solar Installation Components
What makes up an Activ8 solar PV system
ATLAS Duo N-Type 450w Solar PV Panels
- Engineered in Ireland by Activ8 Energies
- Designed specifically for Irish weather conditions including low light and high winds
- 25 year product warranty and 30 year performance warranty
Solis Solar Inverter
- Max. efficiency 97.7%
- Super high frequency switching technology
- Intergrated Export Power Manager (EPM)
- Compact and lightweight
DURA 5
- Ireland’s Exclusive Platinum Partner
- 1C/1C charge and discharge
- Virtual Power Plant Ready (VPP)
- Compatible with AI EnerigHub App
- Modular up to 32 units (stacks of 16)
- Module-level auto-balancing, add additional batteries at any time
Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit, a hire-purchase agreement, a consumer-hire agreement or a BNPL agreement in the future.
Be at the forefront of home energy with Activ8, and split the payments with humm
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If you do not have an approval, you will need to apply for before going in-store.
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At the checkout tell the store assistant you would like to pay with humm. You can use your full approval or part pay with humm.
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HUMM ONLINE
HUMM IN-STORE
HUMM ONLINE
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Shop now online
Visit a humm retailer website, add your items to your shopping cart, click checkout.
If humm is an available checkout option, you’ll be directed to our purchase page to complete your purchase.
(Note: You can not part pay online.)
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Complete purchase
Ensure your total purchase is equal to or less than your approved amount.
Once you are logged in, follow the steps to complete a purchase.
HUMM IN-STORE
1
Have a humm approval
Have your mobile ready as you will need to provide your humm acceptance code to complete the purchase.
If you do not have an approval, you will need to apply for before going in-store.
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Shop with in-store humm retailers
Visit any humm retailer store.
At the checkout tell the store assistant you would like to pay with humm. You can use your full approval or part pay with humm.
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Complete purchase
The store assistant will help you complete the process.
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What retailers can I use my humm credit with?
You can check all of our partners by clicking here. There you will be able to select the desired category and even filter the results by brand, location and purchase options: in-store and online.
Once you find the desired partner, choose 'get a quote' option and input the amount you wish to spend and the details of available payment plans will then be available to you.
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How does humm work?
We’re a retail instalment payment plan facility! In simple terms, we’re an easy alternative to paying with cash or credit card for goods offered by our Retail Partners.
humm allows you to spread the cost of your purchase across our partner stores. Each store has different plans to offer, so best check plans with your chosen partner store (retailer). It’s that simple!
Complete a humm application (please ensure that you are not using Internet Explorer) and we will assess it for you. If you are approved for finance with humm, you can use this approval to make purchases in multiple Retail Partner Stores!Once you're approved you can proceed to make the purchase (in-store or online) and only need to provide your mobile number at the checkout! You will have the option to view the terms before you complete the purchase contract both in store with the retailer sales representative or online checkout. It is important to do this as terms of contract differ from retailer, by amount and interest/fees. Please note that you will need to provide card details from where we will take the future installments.
You can use one single approval to purchase more than one product, and at more than one store too.
For fees and interest information including our interest free options, select the retailer you wish to use click here to shop. Once you have found the retailer you'd like to shop from, click on the get a quote button to see all available options for that retailer.
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Am I eligible for humm?
To be eligible for humm you must meet the following criteria:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Provide proof of PPS number & address
- Be an Irish citizen or permanent resident of Ireland
- Earn a minimum taxable income of €1,500 per month- joint spouse/partner income not taken into consideration
- Have a current credit/debit card and a photo ID
- Have a good credit history
Unfortunately there is no way of predicting if you will be approved or not, or what is the maximum amount you can be approved. You will need to complete our application form and go through the assessment in order to get an answer.
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I don’t want to finance the entire purchase, can I part pay with humm?
Instore you can choose to pay some of the costs of the purchase using humm and cash/card for the balance.
This isn’t currently available through online checkout. You will need to have sufficient approval level to complete the online purchase with humm.