Energy Conservation and Sustainability

Herts & Essex Energy Partnership is comprised of the following (15) local authorities: Brentwood, Broxbourne, Chelmsford, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest, Harlow, Hertsmere, North Hertfordshire, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Uttlesford, Watford and Welwyn Hatfield.

Link to HEEP website. Opens in new windowThe partnership has obtained £6.6 million worth of Government funding through the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) to promote and install a suite of energy efficiency and renewable measures for private homeowners and tenants over a two year period.

As well as free measures for those on benefits, the scheme offers to everyone else:

  • £99* loft or cavity wall insulation
Grants and interest free loans to cover 50% of the cost of
  • Central heating systems
  • Solar water heating
  • Air source heat pumps
  • Solid wall insulation
  • And other advanced insulation measures
Grants are all subject to the schemes improvement programme (based on energy ratings) and technical survey. The interest free loans are repaid on sale of the property, with no time limit.

For more details and enquiry form follow the link to the scheme website www.heepgrant.org or phone one of the trained advisors on 0800 980 60 26.

* Subject to technical survey, qualifying criteria and availability of funding.