Criteria

Is there anything I can be doing to prepare to make a grant application?

If you are considering a grant application under Stream 1 - Individual householders & small businesses, you can be preparing now as follows:

1. A condition of the grant will be that you have installed a basic level of energy efficiency measures because, if you haven't, you will be wasting money by considering microgeneration first. You should endeavour to minimise your energy requirements through cost-effective energy efficiency measures as far as possible before you consider installing microgeneration technologies.

Minimum requirements for applying will be:

a. You have a minimum of 270mm of loft insulation

b. You have installed cavity wall insulation (if you have cavity walls)

c. You are using low energy light bulbs in all appropriate light fittings

d. You have installed basic controls for your heating system to include a room thermostat and a programmer or timer.

What are the criteria for receiving a grant?

We are currently only able to publish the criteria for Stream 1 - Individual householder & small business grants; which are:

1. Applicants must be the householder / owners of the property for which the grant is applied for (applicants who have leasehold ownership must have permission of the property freeholder).

2. Applicants will be resident of the UK. Grants are not available to residents of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

3. The property must be located within England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland.

4. Systems must supply a permanent building (mobile homes, caravans, house boats etc. are not eligible).

5. You have installed the basic level of energy efficiency measures as outlined above. You may be able to access grants for energy efficiency measures

When will the Energy Saving Trust be accepting grant applications?

A set of dates for all of the funding rounds in 2008/09 will be published as soon as possible.