Smarter, cheaper, cleaner heat for Circle Anglia residents across Fenland
Over the next couple of years, our partner Roddons Housing Association will be rolling out ground and air source heat pumps to the majority of properties not currently connected to the national grid gas network. This will reduce residents’ energy bills by £100 per month and cut carbon emissions by 50%.
The decision was made following a positive pilot of 13 ground and 27 air source heat pump installations in the last 12 months (in partnership with contractor The Apollo Group).
Alan Westlake, Asset Manager for Roddons Housing Association, said: “We are very pleased with the results, especially as the benefits come at little disruption or cost for our residents.
An air source heat pump unit can be fitted outside the property in one day and we need only two days to install a ground source heat pump.
This is definitely an effective way to drive down our carbon footprint at the same time as reducing the living costs for our residents in rural areas.”
The cost of installation has been helped with funding from British Gas through their Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) and Carbon Energy Reduction Target (CERT) schemes and 50% grand funding from the government.
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