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Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants

If you have the drive to generate your own renewable energy, then the cost may not have to hold you back. Grants are available to cover 30% of the cost of installing a renewable heating system at home, up to a maximum of £4,000.

Clean energy cash back incentives such as Feed in Tariffs are available for installing a renewable electricity generating technology.

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Important changes to our grants and loan schemes - March 2010

The Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme has now closed for electricity generating technologies (solar photovoltaic (PV), wind turbines, and small scale hydro turbines) and for new build properties.
The Energy Saving Scotland loan scheme has adjusted the maximum loan value for electricity generating technologies from £10,000 to £4,000.

About Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants

If you own your home and want to be more self-sufficient, then a grant could help to bring your plans to life. The Energy Saving Scotland home renewables scheme is managed by the Energy Saving Trust in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government and offers grants of 30%, up to £4,000, of the total cost of products and installation are available.

Grant funding is available for heat producing renewables systems. Electricity generating renewable technologies are eligible for clean energy cash back incentives such as Feed in Tariffs.

There are different types of renewable energy available, and those covered by the scheme are:

Ground, air and water source heat pumps
Wood fuel boilers and stoves (non-automated feed stoves are not covered as they are a well established technology)
Connections to the Lerwick District Heating System.

Who can apply?

This grant scheme applies only to residential buildings in Scotland. You must be the owner and resident of the property, or a builder and developer applying on behalf of the future homeowner. The property must be used by you or your family as your principal private residence, or in the case of a new build it must be intended to become your principal private residence.

The grant is not available for businesses or leased properties. This includes residential properties owned by a business, or properties with a mixed residential and business use such as a Bed & Breakfast. Such businesses can apply for an interest-free small business loan from the Energy Saving Trust in Scotland.

Find out more about small business loans from the Energy Saving Trust in Scotland

Energy efficiency conditions

To be eligible for payment of the grant, the applicant must undertake the following energy efficiency measures where these are appropriate and practical.

These measures will ensure you obtain the greatest possible advantage from the renewables system, and reduce your carbon footprint and fuel bills in the most cost effective way:

Loft insulation to 270mm where practical
Cavity wall insulation (where there are cavity walls)
Use low energy light bulbs in all appropriate light fittings
Install basic controls on your heating system, including thermostats and a programmer or timer for the property as a whole (applies only if not upgrading or changing the controls as part of a renewables heat installation)

Approved products and installers

Only products from a list of approved technologies are eligible for funding and must be installed by an accredited company from the list of approved installers.

Your chosen installer will help you select the right products.

Clean Energy Cashback (Feed in Tariffs)

Feed in Tariffs will be introduced in 2010 providing financial incentives for people to install electricity-generating technologies such as solar electricity panels and wind turbines. For further information click here:

Feed In Tariffs