Grants and loans

London Warm Zone

The borough of Brent is part of the West London Warm Zone scheme which offers discounted loft and cavity wall insulation. If you are in receipt of certain qualifying benefits you may get the work done for free and in certain circumstances you may be eligible for heating system upgrades and repairs. Please see our Warm Zone pages for more details or contact us directly for further information or assistance in making an application.

Warm Front

Warm Front is a government funded scheme which provides grants of up to £3500 to make your home warmer, healthier and more energy efficient. The scheme is managed by eaga plc. If you own your own home or rent it from a private landlord, you may be eligible for a grant under the Warm Front Scheme. Please visit the Warm Front web site or contact us directly for further information or assistance in making an application.

In the case of full heating system installs there may be instances where the grant maximum of £3500 does not cover the complete cost of the install. In certain circumstance we can negotiate top up funding to cover any shortfall. Please contact us directly to discuss your individual case.

Energy Supplier's Schemes

A number of utility suppliers also offer their own discounted loft and cavity wall insulation schemes. Insulation may be installed free for those in receipt of certain benefits.

Energy Supplier Trust Funds

A number of the utilities have charitable trust funds to assist individuals and families in need who are struggling to meet the arrears of energy charges and other household bills and costs. Energy Solutions specialises in assisting vulnerable individuals in Brent who are having difficultly managinghdjf their energy bills.

Whilst individuals can apply directly in our experience applications that come from a third party organisations with experience is this field have a higher success rate.

If you think you may qualify for this type of help or you know somebody who could benefit please see our Fuel Poverty pages for more details or contact us directly on the free phone number 0800 169 5693 to discuss your situation.

Feed In Tariffs

Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) have been available in Great Britain since 1st April 2010. Under this scheme energy suppliers have to (compulsory for big six suppliers) make regular payments to householders and communities who generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources such as solar electricity panels (PV) or wind turbines.

 The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system, as well as a separate payment for the electricity exported to grid. These payments are in addition to the bill savings made by using the electricity generated on-site.

 How the scheme works

If you are eligible to receive the FIT then you will benefit in 3 ways:

1. Generation tariff – a set rate paid by the energy supplier for each unit (or kWh) of electricity you generate. This rate will change each year for new entrants to the scheme (except for the first 2 years), but once you join you will continue on the same tariff for 20 years, or 25 years in the case of solar electricity (PV).

Tariff levels, for technologies installed between 15th July 2009 and 31st March 2012 of most significance to householders

 2. Export tariff - you will receive a further 3p/kWh from your energy supplier for each unit you export back to the electricity grid, that is when it isn’t used on site. The export rate is the same for all technologies.

3. Energy bill savings – you will be making savings on your electricity bills , because generating electricity to power your appliances means you don’t have to buy as much electricity from your energy supplier. The amount you save will vary depending how much of the electricity you use on site.