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Liverpool City Region Company Wins £8.1m Contract to Help Combined Authority Tackle Fuel Poverty
A Liverpool City Region company – Next Energy Ltd – has won an £8.1m contract to install energy-saving measures in more than 800 properties, helping tackle fuel poverty and reduce emissions.
The contract, awarded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, is funded through the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme, intended to reduce energy bills and make homes warmer, while reducing their environmental impact.
In total, £11.3m from the scheme will be split across the Liverpool City Region’s six local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) and will pay for work to be carried out on around 1200 homes.
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:
Cllr Graham Morgan, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Housing and Spatial Framework, and Leader of Knowsley Council, said:
Established in 2016, Next Energy have become one of the leading companies within the industry, providing heating, insulation and renewable solutions such as air-source heat pumps and solar PV. With a head office based in the Knowsley area, they a track record of creating jobs for local people.
Lee McNally, Director, Next Energy, said:
The city region’s six local authorities – Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral – are administering the process of selecting properties that will benefit from this funding. The £8.1m is part of a total of £11.3m secured by the Combined Authority for the Liverpool City Region, from the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme. All work will be completed by the end of March 2022.
The funding is targeted by the local authority at properties in the private sector (owner occupiers and the private rented sector) and in most cases in certain geographical areas within the six local authorities.
To be eligible, household income must be less that £30,000 a year. The property must also have a low energy efficiency rating – that is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D, E, F or G – and where the property doesn’t have an EPC, an assessment may be carried out.
Potential improvements will vary depending on the individual property and within the types of works and maximum costs per property allowed. Works might include for example loft and cavity wall insulation, external wall insulation, alternative heating systems such as air source heat pumps, and solar PV panels.
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