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Energy Saving Trust Boiler Scrappage Scheme

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 09:53.

The new launched Boiler Scrappage Scheme should motivate home owners and tenants in England to replace their old boiler with a new A-rated boiler which can be combined with a solar thermal system. The applicant is allowed to apply for both the Low Carbon Buildings Programme for solar and the Boiler scrappage scheme.

This node was written be Chris Laughton, Founder and Managing Director of the Solar Design Company in Great Britain

Country Scotland
Name of programme   Boiler scrappage scheme
Type of incentive   Rebate
Eligible technologies   Solar thermal when combined with an eligible boiler replacement, as per options below:

  • A-rated or equivalent gas, oil or LPG boilers, boilers with a Passive Flue Heat Recovery Device, Micro CHP units.

  • Microgeneration Certification Scheme-registered biomass boilers and heat pumps are also eligible.

    Note: electric boilers are not eligible.
Applicable sectors   Householders and landlords who privately own and rent dwellings.

The Boiler Scrappage Scheme has finished in England and Wales, as all vouchers have been allocated.

The programm continues in Scotland.

Excluded sectors   Non-householders, businesses, boiler installers and manufacturers, local authority registered social landlords, and housing associations
Amount 400 Great Britain pound (GBP)
Terms Up to first 125,000 householders. It is possible to apply for both the Low Carbon Buildings Programme for solar and the Boiler scrappage scheme.

Householders (including tenants) under 60 can only apply for the scheme if the boiler they are scrapping is in working order, but those aged 60 or over can apply for the scheme regardless of whether the boiler they are scrapping is in working order. However, in both cases this still needs to be the main boiler used to heat the home.
Requirements for system   Existing system: boiler must be G-rated or equivalent or worse

Replacement system: boiler must be high efficiency A-rated or a renewable heating technology, including solar thermal when combined with an eligible boiler replacement.
Requirements for the installation Installation of a gas or oil boiler must be carried out by an installer registered with a competent person's scheme (such as GasSafe or OFTEC). Installation of a microgeneration technology must be carried out by a person qualified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.
Finance provider   Energy Saving Trust
Total funds   GBP 50 million (for all eligible technologies)
Effective date   18 January 2010
Expiration date   not yet announced
Last review of this tabloid   Novenber 2011 
Website   http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Home-improvements-and-products/Heating-and-hot-water/Boiler-scrappage-scheme
Effective Date: 
January 18, 2010
Incentive Program: 
Boiler scrappage programme
Contact: 
Energy Saving Trust