Barnsley is pioneering new ways of cutting bills for low income households using solar power..
It has been no mean feat, especially as Barnsley has 25 per cent fewer sunny days than the hottest spots in the South of England. Yet, so far, 321 homes have benefited and more than 75 per cent are bungalows tenanted by elderly residents while 25 per cent are home to residents with pre-payment meters.
Andy Heald says: “The idea was to take advantage of the feed-in tariff revenue and install the panels on a number of social tenanted homes owned by the council. The tenants, schools and other council owned buildings benefit from free electricity generated with any surplus money made from the tariff, after we have paid interest to the community investors, going into a Community Solar Fund, which awards grants to organisations aligned with our principles.
Andy says: “The aim is to install them within 12 months, using the feed-in-tariff income from the 2013 solar installations, then replicate the business model elsewhere in the UK, with the same partnerships. That means a willing landlord, like, and a community energy company, like Energise Barnsley, to increase domestic solar generation in social rented homes and community buildings.
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