Waverley

Your Low Carbon Community

While world leaders continue to debate environmental issues on a global scale, Waverley 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 Waverley Borough Council's local initiatives:

Scheme 1

Wey Valley Solar Schools Co-operative. A new and exiting community owned energy co-operative developed by local people. The co-operative is looking to install and manage solar electric panels on local Waverley and Guilford schools to provide them with free or heavily discounted renewable electricity plus an excellent educational tool for all students.

Due to the Governments Feed-in-tariff all investors in this co-operative are guaranteed to receive a fair return on their investment. If you would like to invest (£250-20,000) the initial investment opportunity will run between 30th August and 7th October 2011. Further information is available at www.weyvalleysolar.co.uk

Scheme 2

Warmth for 1000. Waverley Council is offering free loft and cavity wall insulation to anyone who is:

• Receiving income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit, guaranteed pension credit, income-based jobseekers allowance or employment support allowance, attendance allowance, disability living allowance or incapacity benefit
• Over 70 years old
• Aged 60 or over in a household with a gross annual income below £15,000
• A parent with a child under 16 in a household with a gross annual income below £20,000.

Even if you do not meet these criteria we are able to offer a competitive price for insulation under Warmth for 1000. Just call the freephone number 0800 980 0902.

 

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 3

Guildford & Waverley Care & Repair is a service that helps homeowners and private tenants to make their homes more suitable and comfortable by giving advice and practical help with repairs and improvements.

Scheme 4

Energy monitors available to borrow from your local library.

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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