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THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO INSTALL RENEWABLES!
That's quite a bold statement but the reason we say this is that you can benefit from a generous government grant installed before 1/4/2010 AND then also get paid for the energy produced under the proposed FEED IN TARIFF next year. There is further information about this in the NPower site which you can reach by clicking here.
There are various government and local authority grants whereby it is possible to obtain up to 100% funding for microgeneration systems. These are detailed below as follows:
Local Authority Grants
Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1. For further information please click here.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2. For further information please click here.
Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)
Local Authority Grants
South Gloucestershire are still offering a £500 grant for solar thermal systems, in addition to the £400 national grant, providing a total grant of £900, until March 2010 at least. Further information and an application form can be downloaded by click on this link, here.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1
The Low Carbon Buildings Programme currently offers grants for individual householders for various technologies, including:
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Technology
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Maximum Amount of Grant
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Solar photovoltaics
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Maximum of £2,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 50% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Wind turbines
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Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Small hydro
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Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Solar thermal hot water
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Overall maximum of £400 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Ground source heat pumps
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Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Air source heat pumps
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Overall maximum of £900 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is lower |
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Automated wood pellet fed room heaters/stoves
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Overall maximum of £600 or 20% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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Wood fuelled boiler systems
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Overall maximum of £1,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
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For further information please click here.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2
This scheme provides generous 50% grants up to £1,000,000 per site for public sector and not-for-profit organisations such as:
- Local Authorities
- Housing associations and trusts
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Universities and colleges
- Libraries
- Public service organisations
- Registered charities
- Environmental trusts
- Local community groups governed by a written constitution
- Community Amateur Sports Clubs
Grants of up to 50% of total project costs are available for the supply and installation of any combination of the following technologies:
- Solar photovoltaics
- Solar thermal hot water
- Wind turbines
- Ground source heat pumps
- Automated wood pellet stoves
- Wood fuelled boiler systems
1 World Solar are able to supply and install systems under the Phase 2 grant programme.
For further information please click here.
Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)
This programme offers 50% grants up to £50,000 for all types of microgeneration technologies. These grants can be used in addition to LCBP2 grants, potentially providing 100% funding for worthy projects. For further information click here.
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