Runnymede

Your Low Carbon Community

While world leaders continue to debate environmental issues on a global scale, Runnymede 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 Runnymede 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

Major works grants - up to £6000. These grants are available on a discretionary basis within a limited annual budget and are only available to cover essential works which will remedy a hazard that otherwise would seriously effect the occupiers well-being. Works include treatment of damp or rot; heating work not covered by Warm Front (call Action Surrey for assistance with Warm Front).

Scheme 3

Minor Works Grants are available to assist low income, vulnerable home owners and tenants of private landlords up to £600 towards heating repairs or Warm Front top up criteria and conditions apply.

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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