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More than £2.6 million issued for new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in first week

Green Deal Home Improvement Fund advertEnergy Ministers have announced that £2.61 million was issued to households through the new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund during the scheme’s first week.

According to industry estimates, 1,736 applications were made for the fund which offers households in England and Wales up to £7600 cash back for making energy efficient home improvements.
 
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said:
“We’ve changed the Green Deal to make it simpler and faster for people to make their homes more energy efficient – you could get up to £7600 back, straight into your bank account.
“I want as many people as possible to benefit from this unmissable offer. It won’t be around forever, so sign up now and get your home ready for the winter.” 
 
 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-than-26-million-issued-for-new-green-deal-home-improvement-fund-in-first-week

 

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Open consultation: RHI biomethane injection to grid tariff review

                     

This consultation on the RHI biomethane injection to grid tariff seeks views from industry on the proposed adjustment to the biomethane to grid tariff. The consultation presents two tariff options: banding and tiering. For each option, scenarios are presented that illustrate how tariffs for different sizes of biomethane plant might be derived.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rhi-biomethane-injection-to-grid-tariff-review

 

£7600 to make your home more energy efficient

Insulation being pumped in to the wall of a house.

Households that are making their homes more energy efficient can now claim money back to make the cost of the process less expensive. Due to the new Green Deal Home improvement fund (GDHIF), people in England and Wales will be able to receive up to £7600 in order to help lower the amount of money the customer has to spend out of their own pocket and so they can manage their bills and have warmer, greener homes.

This new deal has been put into place to make sure people have the help they need fitting their new energy efficient measures, such as, solid wall insulation and new heating systems. The GDHIF will be available from June 2014.

www.gov.uk/government/news/7600-to-make-your-home-more-energy-efficient

 

Energy Secretary welcomes launch of Community Energy England

Community Energy England

The Energy Secretary Ed Davey has welcomed the launch of Community Energy England (CEE), a group of more than 60 member organisations active in community energy – spanning social enterprises, practitioners, private companies and the public sector.

Community Energy England will share news, best practice and training to support community energy projects such as wind turbines and solar farms. It will also provide a collective voice for this important and expanding part of the clean energy sector.

http://communityenergyengland.org/