Reigate and Banstead

Your Low Carbon Community

While world leaders continue to debate environmental issues on a global scale, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is tackling environmental issues locally. Here you can find what is happening in your local area and what your Council is doing.

The links on the left reveal case studies of Surrey homeowners who have transformed their house into a low carbon home, low carbon events in your area and low environmental volunteer groups should you wish to get involved locally.

Some of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council's local initiatives:

Scheme 1

Action Surrey - Discounted loft and cavity wall insulation. Loft and / or cavity wall insulation from 129 installed - call us today for a free no obligation quote from our trusted, independent surveyors.

Scheme 2

Small scale repairs - Works up to 500 in value, including fees and VAT, can be grant aided and do not have to be repaid. Financial assistance over 500 can be offered by way of a repayable grant which is secured as a charge on the property. Eligibility and conditions apply.

Scheme 3

In partnership with Houseproud - offer loans to homeowners over 60 to repair and improve their homes. Large scale repairs are those that cost over 3,000 and can be financed by either a capital release loan (over 75s only), interest only loan or capital and interest repayment loan. Eligibility and conditions apply. Works undertake include improvements to heating systems; damp proofing measures; provision of insulation measures.

Renewable Technology (Solar panels, heat pumps, biomass heating etc)

Electricity

The Feed-in Tariff is a scheme that will pay homeowners who install solar panels (or other renewable technology such as wind turbines) that generate clean electricity - for 25 years after you join the scheme. The payment is index linked and tax free.

Here's an example of how the feed-in tariff works with solar panels:

Grants are no longer available for solar panels or other renewable technology that generates electricity. The feed-in tariff is also available for wind turbines.

For more information please see our FIT factsheet

For a reliable and experienced installer please contact us on 0800 783 2503.

Heat

The Renewable Heat Incentive is a similar scheme to the Feed-in Tariff. It proposes to pay homeowners for generating renewable heat. Included under this scheme is solar hot water, heat pumps and biomass.

The RHI has not yet been settled but will see 'early adopters' of technology be given a 'Premium Heat Payment' (an upfront discount) and then from Autumn 2012 these people and others who install such technology will be paid for every kWh of heat they generate.

An example of how this could work would be:

For more information please see our RHI webpage.

For a reliable and experienced installer please contact us on 0800 783 2503.

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