Over 2,500 more Nottingham properties are to receive energy efficiency improvements to help reduce bills and carbon emissions as part of a £153 million initiative.
Nottingham City Council’s Executive Board today accepted nearly £76 million in Government funding towards the initiative following a successful bid to the Government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund made by the Midlands Net Zero Hub which is hosted by the authority.
The funding will upgrade a significant amount of social housing stock to Energy Performance Certificate (ECP) C through the installation of measures to help deliver warm, energy-efficient homes; reduce carbon emissions; tackle fuel poverty; support green jobs and improve the comfort, health and well-being of social housing tenants, meeting Government targets by 2030.
Over 8,500 properties across the whole of the Midlands region with an estimated 2,500 delivered in Nottingham City.
Midlands Net Zero Hub led a successful regional consortium bid for the previous two waves of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund with a value of £14.9m and £47.2 million and total project cost of £26.4m and £102 million respectively.
The range of measures installed to the selected homes include cavity wall insulation, external wall insulation, loft insulation, draughtproofing and heating controls.
Councillor Sam Lux, the Council’s Executive Member for Carbon Reduction, Leisure and Culture, said: “This is a fantastic result for the city. We have secured a significant amount of funding to upgrade our social housing, reducing the number of houses currently below an energy performance rating of C.
“It will help us create warmer, healthier homes, save residents money by lowering bills and reduce emissions, helping towards our ambition to become the UK’s first carbon neutral city.”
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