£6m renewable heat scheme launches
A £6 million competition to get renewable heating kits into the homes of social tenants has been launched today, the Department of Energy and Climate Changed has announced.
The new competition, part of the extended Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) Scheme which was announced earlier this year, will help registered providers of social housing to install heat pumps, solar thermal panels and biomass boilers.
The scheme, run by the Energy Saving Trust, will be judged by a panel of experts on a range of criteria including value for money, fuel to be replaced, additional energy efficiency measures to be installed and plans to work with local communities. Social landlords already allocated money under previous rounds of this competition are eligible to apply for further funding for new projects.
(from utilityweek.co.uk)
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