Barnsley Council is reminding homeowners in the Central, Old Town and Kingstone wards they have until the end of March to apply for energy efficient measures to battle global warming.

Funding of £109,000 through the Green Deal Pioneer Places Scheme has been awarded to Barnsley to kickstart the Green Deal. This is a national scheme that enables the installation of a range of home energy efficiency measures, such as solid wall insulation, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and new boilers, with no up-front cost.


Barnsley Council will work with three partners to deliver the programme of works – Groundwork Dearne Valley, Keepmoat Regeneration and Sheffield University.

The bulk of the cost of the works will be met from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) – this is a government requirement that the big energy companies fund works that help to reduce the amount of carbon produced through heating homes. The balance of the cost of the works will be funded through a Green Deal loan, with the loan repayments met from the resultant savings on energy bills.

Under the Green Deal Pioneer Places scheme the council is looking for a number of show homes to demonstrate the benefits of the Green Deal; for households that agree to their home being used as a show home there will be an opportunity to have the energy efficiency work carried out an at even lower cost.

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