The funding, unveiled on 20 May as part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan, will be used to improve communal heating systems serving homes, hospitals, charities and public buildings. Ministers said the programme is designed to help reduce energy bills, tackle fuel poverty and decrease reliance on volatile international gas markets.
More than 10,000 residents are expected to benefit from the upgrades, which will include replacing leaking pipes, improving insulation and installing modern heating controls to help households better manage energy use. The government said the initiative also supports its wider ambition of delivering clean power across the UK by 2030.
Minister for Energy Consumers Martin McCluskey said: “The conflict in the Middle East has shown once again why we must get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and onto clean, homegrown power we control.
Heat networks will play a crucial role in that shift, lowering bills for whole communities while strengthening our energy security.
That’s why we’re upgrading old and inefficient systems and investing in modern, low-cost networks fit for the future.”
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