Funding for your customers

Target audience: Domestic – owner occupiers

Grant and loan term: nine months from the date of offer

For eligible energy efficiency measures the maximum grant is 75% of the cost of the measure or the maximum funding limit – whichever is the lowest. The maximum funding limit is £7,500 or £9,000 if the household qualifies for the rural uplift. The rural uplift is for those in eligible rural and island postcodes. Applicants can also get an optional interest-free loan to cover the remainder of the cost, up to the maximum amount per measure.

For eligible renewable measures the grant funding is calculated per measure up to the available maximum funding limit. There’s also an optional interest free loan to cover further costs. For example, grant funding for heat pumps is up to £7,500, or £9,000 with the rural uplift.

Grant funding isn’t available for:

• wind or hydro turbines
• warm air units
• solar water heating
• glazing (double/triple/secondary)
• insulated doors
• heat network connections

Energy efficiency measures

Installers must be TrustMark registered for:

• solid wall insulation (external or internal)
• flat roof insulation
• room-in-roof insulation
• floor insulation

If the applicant can’t find a TrustMark installer in their local area, they may use a Green Deal certified installer.

Renewable systems

The following systems must be installed by a contractor certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for that system:

• heat pumps
• replacement heat pumps
• biomass boiler/stove
• solar water heating

No certification is needed for micro hydro systems.

Heat network connections

Connections must be carried out by an installer approved by the owner or operator of the scheme. The scheme must also be approved by Energy Saving Trust as eligible for loan support.

Eligibility for heat network connections is assessed at the operator level and requires the operator to apply for eligibility with Energy Saving Trust. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and it needs to be fully or partially powered by renewable energy.

Other installation requirements

Self-installation (DIY) of improvements isn’t allowed.

There are no installer requirements for high heat retention storage heaters. However, the product needs to be listed on the Building Energy Performance Assessment support website.

You can find full information about the funding on Home Energy Scotland’s website.

The scheme offers each applicant a total of £130,000 funding. This is made up of the following:

• £100,000 interest free loan.
• 75% of eligible costs up to a maximum of £20,000 can be claimed as a grant for energy efficiency measures.
• 75% of eligible costs up to a maximum of £10,000 can also be claimed as a grant for a range of renewable heat measures (heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal).

Measure that can be applied for include:

• Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning upgrades.
• Renewable heat technologies such as installing an air source heat pump
• Improving insulation, draught-proofing, double or secondary glazing
• Installing LED lighting
• Installing wind turbines and wood-burning stoves.

For renewable technology installations the installer must be MCS certified for the technology being installed. This is required in the following instances:

• For renewable heating technologies when the system is under 45kW.
• For electricity generating technologies when the system is under 50kW.

There are no installer requirements for energy efficiency measures.

Target audience: Constituted non-profit distributing community organisations, including organisations with charitable status, that are established and operating across a geographically defined community or faith groups.

Grant and loan term: funding is project specific.

For renewable technology installations the installer must be Microcertification Scheme (MCS) certified for the technology being installed. This is required in the following instances:

• for renewable heating technologies when the system is under 45kW
• for electricity generating technologies when the system is under 50kW.

There are no installer requirements for energy efficiency measures.

Local Energy Scotland’s capital works supplier list aims to help communities find suppliers to install small to medium-size renewables installations.

To join the capital works suppliers list, suppliers must be:

• a Microcertification Scheme (MCS) accredited supplier for the technologies listed
• willing to engage with communities and respond to invitations to tender
• be able to provide a full design proposal and build service as a turnkey contract for building scale installations, where this is required. This should include provision of the design, engineering, labour, materials and delivery, installation, monitoring and commissioning.

If you’re an installer and you’d like to be included on the list, you can apply via the capital works supplier list application.

Target audience:

Domestic – owner occupiers

Available funding:

• up to £6,500 for a flat
• up to £7,000 for a terraced property
• up to £7,500 for a semi-detached or detached property or if the property is on an island or very remote rural area
• up to £9,000 with a £1,000 contribution for islands and very remote areas

Key contractor requirements:

Installers must be Green Deal (PAS 2030) certified for all measures. Local authorities are also likely to impose other requirements but this may vary from area to area.

Contractors are chosen by local authorities or managing agents working on their behalf. Opportunities are typically advertised through Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). An increasing number of local authorities are also using contractors on the Scotland Excel contractor framework, which was set up in 2017 for four years.

Target audience:

Domestic

Available funding:

Varies

Key contractor requirements:

ECO installers should establish contractual relationships with energy suppliers who have obligations (see this list) via ECO brokerage or direct engagement.

Relevant measures must be installed with Green Deal Certification (PAS 2030: 2017 Edition 1). If a measure is not referred to in PAS, the installation must be carried out in accordance with standard building regulations and any other regulations that relate to that measure.

Visit the Ofgem – ECO installers and industry website for more information.