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A total of 46 social landlords across Great Britain have been awarded a share of £7 million to get renewable heating into the homes of their social tenants, energy minister Greg Barker has announced.
The 46 recipients are the first wave of successful bidders to be announced under the latest round of the social landlords Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) competition launched in May this year.
The winning social landlords will use the funding to help install a range of renewable heating products such as air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, solar thermal installations and biomass boilers.
Stroud District Council is to lead the way with plans to install over 400 air source heat pumps, while Devon and Cornwall Housing has received funding to help install over 150 ground source heat pumps into homes.
Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, said: “The coalition is determined to help consumers with the rising cost of living. This latest cash boost for social landlords will help install nearly 2,400 renewable heating technologies in the homes of social tenants, helping hard pressed families save money on their energy bills.
“The second strand of our renewable heat competition is still open to bids so I would encourage those who have not yet taken advantage of the funding available to get on board.”
Bids for the payments were reviewed by the Energy Saving Trust.
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