The maximum grants available to individual households under the low carbon grants scheme in 2006 and 2007 were as follows:
Product Percentage grant available (Percentages relate to eligible costs) Solar Photovoltaics To 31 March 2007:Maximum 3,000 per kWp installed up to a maximum of £15,000 subject to an overall 50 per cent. limit of the installed cost (exclusive of VAT). Wind turbines Maximum £1,000 per kW installed, up to a maximum of £5,000 subject to an overall 30 per cent. limit of the installed cost (exclusive of VAT) Small hydro Maximum £1,000 per kW installed, up to a maximum of £5,000 subject to an overall 30 per cent. limit of the installed cost (exclusive of VAT) Solar thermal hot water Maximum £400 regardless of size subject to an overall 30 per cent. limit (exclusive of VAT) Ground/water/air source heat pumps Maximum £1,200 regardless of size subject to an overall 30 per cent. limit (exclusive of VAT) Bio-energy: 1 .Room Heater/Stoves automated wood pellet feed Maximum £600 regardless of size subject to an overall 20 per cent. limit (exclusive of VAT) 2. Wood fuelled boiler systems Maximum £1,500 regardless of size subject to an overall 30 per cent. limit (exclusive of VAT)
The grant levels from May 2007 to date are as follows:
Technology Maximum Amount of Grant Solar photovoltaics Maximum of £2,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 50 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower. Wind turbines Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower Small hydro Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower Solar thermal hot water Overall maximum of £400 or 30 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower. Ground source heat Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower. Automated wood pellet fed room heaters/stoves Overall maximum of £600 or 20 per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower. Wood fuelled boiler Overall maximum of £1,500 or 30per cent. of the relevant eligible costs, whichever was the lower
From May 2007 to date under the low carbon buildings programme household stream the current maximum grant per household is £2,500. The specific grant levels are set out on the low carbon buildings programme website:
http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/how/householders/
There are no plans to change the grant cap or the grant levels. The programme has been extended to June 2010 or until funds are exhausted whichever comes sooner. We will continue to monitor uptake to the domestic stream going forward.
Under the low carbon buildings programme household stream the total grants paid in 2006 was £1,012,021 and £5,218,922 in 2007.
Further information and breakdown of grants paid for each technology is available on the low carbon buildings programme website:
http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/info/stats/
Under the low carbon buildings programme household stream the total value of grant committed in 2006 was £4,560,706 and £2,662,791 in 2007.
Further information and breakdown of grants paid for each technology is available on the low carbon buildings programme website
http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/info/stats/
The Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) Phase 1 has a £36 million budget over three years. We did not set yearly allocations or specific amounts of funding for individual technologies.
The programme has been extended to June 2010 (or until funds are exhausted whichever comes sooner) with the remaining £10 million budget covering the range of technologies.