Grants available for Low Carbon Heating
Renewable Heat Incentive, Low Carbon Building Programme Grants, Manufacturers Grants
RENEWABLE HEAT PREMIUM PAYMENT ( RHPP)
WHAT IS IT ?
The Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme (RHPP) is a government scheme that gives money to householders to help them buy and install renewable heating technologies - solar thermal panels, heat pumps and biomass boilers. The Government is making some £15M available to fund this initiative, with a closing date of March 2012. The payments may end sooner than this date if the fund is exhausted, Natural Warmth would suggest you act soon to ensure you secure your payment. decc.gov.uk
WHO CAN APPLY?
For solar thermal products, any householder in England, Scotland and Wales can apply.
For ground to water, air to water or water to water heat pumps, and for biomass boilers, householders without gas central heating in England, Scotland and Wales can apply (in other words those who are not connected to the gas grid and currently rely on fuels such as oil, liquid gas, solid fuel or electricity for their heating). All successful applicants will have to meet certain simple conditions.
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS?
Your house must be your main home and it must have basic energy efficiency measures in place. This means you will need to confirm you have loft insulation to 250mm and cavity wall insulation, where these measures are practical. The renewable heat product you will be installing must be listed under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, ( all Natural Warmth products are ) and be installed by someone registered under the scheme. ( Natural Warmth have been accredited since 2008 )
Once the equipment is up and running, you will be asked to fill in two customer surveys. You may also be chosen at random to have extra meters attached to your installation (free of charge) as the government are keen to monitor and learn about how heating systems are used in practice in various different circumstances and types of home. It is a condition of the scheme that you are happy to have these meters installed.
HOW MUCH ARE THESE GRANTS WORTH?
ALL HOUSES
£300 - solar thermal
HOUSES NOT HEATED BY GAS FROM THE GRID
air source heat pump -£850
ground source or water source heat pump -£1250
biomass boiler - £950
The incentive is redeemed through a voucher scheme. All installations must be complete and vouchers redeemed by the voucher expiry date or 31 March 2012 - whichever is sooner. No vouchers will be valid beyond 31 March 2012.
RENEWABLE HEAT INCENTIVE ( RHI )
WHAT IS IT ?
The Renewable Heat Incentive is a government scheme to reward green energy solutions. From 2012, householders who have installed compliant green heating technolgy after 15.07.09 will qualify for payments from the scheme. (www.ofgem.gov.uk) A similar scheme is currently available in relation to Solar PV or wind turbine installations for electricity generation, where excess energy can be sold back to the electricity grid via a 'feed in tarriff' (FIT).
The Government will publish more infortmation on this extentsion to the scheme in late 2011
For further details on any grant information , contact Natural Warmth on 01325 778028