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Low Carbon Buildings Programme grant scheme extended.

Following the announcement in the budget of an additional £45 million to encourage the installation of renewable energy systems the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced an extension to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP).

It is now possible to secure 100% grant funding for certain projects and our Synergy partners are able to provide a complete grant application support service to eligible individuals, companies or charities.

A brief summary of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is included below.

Phase One

Phase One is aimed at householders.
LCBP Phase One has received an additional £10 million of funding and the programme has been extended from July 2010 to April 2011.
The new funding will continue to support household applications and technologies offered under the current scheme.
Under Phase 1 homeowners can obtain a grant of £1200 or 30% of the project cost (whichever is the lower) towards the cost of a ground source heat pump.

Phase Two

This scheme is available for public sector organisations (including schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies.
The remaining £35 million has been added to this fund with some other important and major changes to the scheme. This sees the current programme extend from 1 July 2009 until April 2011 when the government plans to introduce Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive.

From 1 July 2009

1. The programme will be open to all products and installer companies registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). In terms of the product scheme, this includes Solar Keymark for solar thermal technology, and those approved under Clear Skies (until December 2009). A full list of these can be found here.
2. The extended programme will continue to provide grant funding to charitable organisations, community groups and the public sector.
3. The upper limit for heat technologies will be raised to 300kW.
4. Organisations may apply for up to 50% of the cost of installing approved technologies up to a maximum of £200,000 (though maximum grant levels may depend on the nature of the organisation).
5. The change-over - The Low Carbon Buildings Programme will be working to ensure a seamless change to the new arrangements at the beginning
   

The following is part of the text on the LCBP website.

Welcome to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 - Extended (LCBP2E)

Grants for the installation of microgeneration technologies are available to public sector buildings (including schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies.

Following the Budget announcement on 22 April an additional £45 million has been allocated to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP).

LCBP Phase Two has received an additional £35 million of funding. This is extremely good news and means that we can continue to support schools, communities and other organisations to install microgeneration technology.

This sees the current programme deadline for grants to be made and installations to be completed extend from 1 July 2009 until April 2011, up to the introduction of Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive.
£5 million of the £45 million has already been allocated to solar PV funding under Phase Two to deal with the majority of PV applications in the pipeline and we have made a further allocation of £9 million to meet demand.

From 1 July 2009

• The extended programme will continue to provide grant funding to charitable organisations, community groups and the public sector.
• The upper limit for heat technologies has been raised to 300kW.
• Organisations may apply for up to 50% of the cost of installing approved technologies up to a maximum of £200,000 (though maximum grant levels may depend on the nature of the organisation).
• There will be a £9 million pot for solar PV.
• All other technologies will benefit from the remaining £21 million.

The programme is now open to all products and installer companies registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). In terms of the additional products this also includes Solar Keymark for solar thermal collectors, and the Environmental Technology List (ETA part of the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme) for biomass boilers and heat pumps rated above 45kW and up to 300kW thermal.

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