Decarbonisation project success
I am now able to be in a nice warm home and it is reassuring not to have to choose between health and finances.
This is the view of tenant, Amanda French, whose home was part of the first wave of our Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Project (SHDF).
Amanda’s home is just one of the 125 properties that were most in need of being brought up to date with a range of energy efficient measures making them cheaper to run for tenants.
The first wave of the SHDF was completed in March and tenants are already appreciating lower bills as a result of the new measures.
All 125 homes that were part of the project were upgraded from EPC ratings of between D and G, to ratings between A and C.
The 125 homes had the following energy efficiency measures installed:
| Energy efficiency measure |
Number of properties |
|---|---|
| Ventilation | 125 |
| Loft insulation | 100 |
| Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels | 87 |
| Cavity wall insulation | 43 |
| External doors | 26 |
| High heat retention storage heaters | 18 |
| Air source heat pump | 17 |
| Underfloor insulation | 6 |
| Windows | 4 |
| Flat roof insulation | 2 |
What’s next?
Property assessments for the next Wave of the government’s SHDF funding have begun and will enable the council to improve the energy efficiency of a further 300 homes over the next two years.
The funding has again been matched by the council and will cost £5.2 million, bringing the total spend on improving the homes and wellbeing of tenants to £8.2millon.