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Grant Aid applications

If you want to save energy in your home, you can apply for a grant through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme(LCBP). This scheme offers grants of up to £2,500 per property towards the cost of installing an approved renewable energy technology by a certified installer.

Renewable energy technologies include things like:

• Solar panels - to produce hot water or electricity from the sun;
• Wind turbines - aerodynamic blades turned by the wind to create electricity;
• Biomass (or bioenergy) - fuel produced from organic materials such as plants or industrial, domestic or agricultural products;
• Ground source heat pumps - which transfer heat from the ground into a building.

These effective alternatives to fossil fuels will help you meet your own energy requirements and reduce your home's carbon dioxide emissions.

For more information about the grant streams and eligbility criteria or to find out about other energy savings grants and offers, contact the Energy Saving Trust advice centre free on 0800 512 012 or go to www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/northernireland