Microgeneration homes boost

Homeowners aiming to install renewable micro-generation technology on their houses have been given a boost, with the announcement of further funding under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). £6.2m of the total £28.5m phase one funding will be transferred to the householder stream, after a positive response to the scheme since its launch in April.

The next phase of the programme will look to provide a further £50m in grants for the public sector and charitable organisations to carry out larger scale projects.

“Through the huge response to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme we have already allocated over £3m of grants to households installing microgeneration – the demand has been so great that this represents half the total household budget in only the first year of the programme,” said Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks. “To enable it to continue this good work I am pleased to announce that we are re-allocating a further £6.2m of the programme funding to the householder workstream. On projected demand levels this should allow us to operate the grant programme until mid 2008.”