UK grants and payments for renewable energy and energy saving

This page is a mess but then so is the governments chaotic progress in this area

Domestic

Current Renewable energy Grants
You can apply for grants of up to £2,500 per building if you are installing approved systems to generate your own electricity. Producing clean, green energy in your home can help to reduce your carbon emissions and could also bring down your fuel bills. Link

Warm Front grants
If you own your own home or rent it from a private landlord, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £3,500 (or £6,000 where oil, low carbon or renewable technologies are recommended) under the Warm Front Scheme. Warm Front Grants are available in England only; other schemes operate in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Grants are more generous if you are receiving any kind of benefit or are on a pension Link or Link

Better Homes grant (seems to be available if your council has taken up the scheme - not sure if it is universally available?)
Grants of up to 50% of the cost of works up to a maximum of £3,000 per unit are available to help landlords refurbish their properties to meet the government’s Decent Homes Standard.
This new grant is for landlords who let their property using our Direct Lettings service and council letting schemes.
It can also be used by landlords looking to bring a House in Multiple Occupation up to Decent Homes Standards and occupied by at least one vulnerable households.
The types of work that can be funded include:
• Thermal comfort – Insulation etc.
• Central heating system
• General repairs to plumbing, drainage, electrics or fabric of the building
• Kitchens older than 20 years
• Bathrooms older than 30 years
• Major health and safety hazards

Phase 1 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is managed for DECC by the Energy Saving Trust.

Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) Phase 1. and 2 If you're a householder interested in generating your own heat or electricity, you could apply online for a grant on this site. I believe this scheme is now closed dont know if there will be a phase 3. See

You were able to apply for up to £2,500 per property towards the cost of micro generation technologies including:

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% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Wind turbines	Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Small hydro	Maximum of £1,000 per kW of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Solar hot water	Overall maximum of £400 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Ground source heat pumps	Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Air source heat pumps	Overall maximum of £900 or 30% of the relevaneligible costs, whichever is lower
Automated wood pellet fed room heaters/stoves	Overall maximum of £600 or 20% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
Wood fuelled boiler systems	Overall maximum of £1,500 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower

You can also receive payments from Electricity and Gas companies such as Good Energy for the electricity and heat you produce, at the moment Good Energy are paying us 9p a unit (Kwh) for the electricity we produce through our solar PV (even though we use it ourselves) and £19 a quarter for the solar hot water we produce (we use this ourselves as well) Current FIT payments are 21p on all electricity generated plus 3p per unit on half the energy generated (the energy deemed to be exported!)

Zero interest loans are available for equipment/machinery to lower carbon footprint

A Selection of grants and payments available now in the UK for renewable energy or energy saving projects (This is probably not a full list please email me with any additions you know about)

Domestic