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  • The Green Deal with Scottish Hydro - Making your home warmer

  • What is Green Deal?

    Green Deal helps customers make home improvements, like a new boiler or loft or solid wall insulation, that improve the energy efficiency of their homes without paying large upfront costs.

    Millions of homes across Scotland are in a condition that would benefit from the installation of energy saving improvements which in turn would reduce their electricity and gas usage, reduce carbon emissions and result in warmer, healthier homes. 

    The Green Deal with Scottish Hydro allows customers to effectively take out a loan to cover some or all of the costs of carrying out such improvements and to pay back the cost in instalments through their electricity bill.

    If you'd like to find out more about Green Deal, watch our video below or call us now on 0800 294 3258*.

     

     

    Green Deal Key Facts

  • Pay no more than you save

    The key benefit is that Scottish Hydro customers will never pay more in their repayments than the expected savings on their gas and/or electric bill as a result of having the measures installed.
    That means you should be no worse off financially even after having all the energy efficiency improvements work done.

    How does Green Deal work in Scotland?

    The scheme is very simple. There are four main stages of the Green Deal process:
    1. Green Deal Assessment A Green Deal accredited assessor carries out an assessment of your home and prepares a detailed report on what energy efficiency measures you could install and the likely savings.
    2. Quotation You then contact a Green Deal Provider to discuss your report with you and issue you with a quote for the cost of the recommended measures and proposed monthly repayments.
    3. Installation Once you have agreed to go ahead with your Green Deal Plan, the improvements will be arranged and installed by a Green Deal Installer. 
    4. Payment Once the work is complete, your Green Deal repayments will be added to your electricity bill.

    And because the Green Deal is attached to the property, not the individual, if you were to move, the new owner would benefit from the improvements and would take on the repayments.

    Who can benefit from Green Deal?

    All householders can take part, not just Scottish Hydro customers. These could be private homes, social housing (council houses) or privately rented homes. Social and private housing tenants can take advantage of the Green Deal with their Landlord’s permission.

    Customers of Scottish Hydro with the least energy efficient properties will probably benefit most from Green Deal. Some of the signs that your home is not as energy efficient as it could be are:

    • On cold days your property is lukewarm or cool even when your heating is on
    • You may feel (or know) your property doesn’t hold heat for any length of time
    • You may have an older gas boiler which without you knowing, is costing you far more to run than a modern one
    • Draughts around the house
    • Certain rooms are far colder than others
    • Cold walls

    How Scottish Hydro can help with Green Deal

    We want to help our customers across Scotland improve their energy efficiency and that is why we are in the process of becoming a Green Deal Provider.
    This means we will be advising our customers on all elements of the Green Deal process. Scottish Hydro will be ready to carry out Green Deal assessments from June 2013. Call one of our advisers now on 0800 294 3258* for more information or register your interest here with our online enquiry form.

  • Useful websites

    You can find more information about Green Deal, ECO and energy saving on the following websites:
    • The Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body (GD ORB) - www.greendealorb.co.uk 
    • A guide to Green Deal and energy-saving for your home or business - www.gov.uk/greendeal  
    • Impartial, accurate and independent advice to communities and households on how to reduce carbon emissions, how to use water more sustainably and how to save money on energy bills - www.energysavingtrust.org.uk  
    • Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) - www.gov.uk/decc 

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