Friday, 31 October 2014

Social Landlords Shun Renewable Heat Scheme

Social landlords are declining to take up the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) due to upfront costs and a suspicion that the government will ‘shift the goalposts’.  Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) data shows only 510 measures have been installed by social landlords since the scheme launched in April, compared with 9,287 by owner-occupiers.  Leading figures in the sector said that to improve take-up of the scheme the government must offer more financial incentives and promise to maintain the terms and conditions of RHI, as opposed to changing them as it has with other sustainability schemes. Read more on Inside Housing.

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