Grants & offers

UK wide

The Department if Energy & Climate Change (DECC) low carbon buildings programme provides grants for householders.

Grants are available for microgeneration technologies including: solar photovoltaic, wind turbines, small scale hydro, solar water heating, heat pumps and bioenergy. The programme will also fund renewable CHP, micro CHP and fuel cells.

Please see the low carbon buildings programme website for more information.

Scotland

The Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme (formerly known as the Scottish Community Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI )) provides grants for properties in Scotland. This is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust.

Grants are available for solar water heating, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal space heating, small scale wind and hydro systems, ground source and air source heat pumps and automated biomass boilers and stoves. Funding for householders is set at 30% of the installed cost up to £4,000.

If you live in Scotland you can choose to apply for an Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant or a low carbon buildings programme grant. However, you cannot have a grant from both programmes for one technology.

Click here for more information on the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme and advice service or call 0800 512 012.

Before installing any renewable energy technology it is important to make sure that you're using energy as efficiently as possible by taking measures to minimise your energy needs. You'll then need to use less renewable energy, saving you even more.

Why not complete a home energy check to help you decide on the best energy saving measures for your home? You may even be entitled to a grant or offer to help pay for these.