North and West Kent Councils provide £1,500 grant to residents for solar water heating systems

£1,500 Solar Thermal Grant available from your local authority.

North and West Kent Councils provide £1,500 grant to residents for solar water heating systems

The grant is additional to government funding of up to £400 from the Low Carbon Building Programme.

This means anybody wanting to install a solar hot water system would potentially benefit from £1,900 off the installed cost of a system.  With the availability of the £1,500 grant, the £400 grant might be distraction as it is often difficult to secure. Go for the £1,500, the £400 is no more than the icing on the cake - if you can get it!

With legitimate systems costing in the region of £4,000, Kent residents could find themselves benefitting from near enough half price systems.  

Residents of Ashford, Dartford, Maidstone, Medway, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells are eligible for the grant.

The grant is being managed by Creative Environmental Networks who can provide a free quotation from a network of UK Microgeneration Scheme approved installers and will check the quotation for value and suitability.   The scheme aims to support residents who want to be less reliant on the traditional sources, and costs, of energy.  Solar thermal is particularly attractive for households who do not have mains gas and consequently have expensive water heating bills.

Tessa Barraclough from Creative Environmental Networks said: “This level of funding now makes solar thermal a really cost effective way for people who have already implemented low cost energy saving measures to reduce their household carbon emissions.  Many people find that they can turn off their boiler altogether over the summer, thus extending the life of their boiler and reducing maintenance costs.”

To apply for a grant please contact Creative Environmental Networks on 0800 294 2848 or visit www.cen.org.uk.