State of the art heating systems in council homes

Warwick District Council has won national funding of £118,000 to install wood-fuelled heating (biomass) systems in the homes of customers.
 
The scheme will reduce carbon emissions, energy bills and fuel poverty and will benefit up to 25 tenants currently living in rural properties which are still heated by solid-fuel and with no availability of natural gas. The award represents 50% of the total cost of the proposed installations. 

The current existing heating systems are inefficient, environmentally unfriendly and result in high energy bills; it is now proposed to replace them with high efficiency, biomass boilers and radiators.

Councillor Norman Vincett Portfolio Holder for Housing and Property Services said; "These renewable energy systems burn wood pellets and can reduce annual fuel bills by up to 50% compared to the coal reliant burning systems they will replace. I am delighted that my team have won this funding opportunity for tenants to reduce fuel poverty and to heat their homes through environmentally sustainable renewable heat technology."

The first two systems were installed just before Christmas and tenants have been extremely pleased with the results.

Sue Bartlett of Baddesley Clinton said; "We are absolutely over the moon with the new Biomass System, our house is so much warmer and we no longer dread going into a cold bathroom. Our system was installed two days before Christmas and we have already noticed a £60 saving in our energy bill. I’ve been recommending it to all my friends."