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12:15 AM May 28, 2021
£3.2 million of government funding has been granted to the Swaffham Prior Community Heat Scheme, which will see homes in the East Cambs village stop relying on oil and move to renewable heat.
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£3.2 million of government funding has been granted to a project which will see homes in an East Cambridgeshire village stop relying on oil and move to renewable heat.
The money for the Swaffham Prior Community Heat Scheme will come from a £30 million government fund to support investment in heat networks.
The funding follows a meeting arranged by Lucy Frazer MP on November 17, when local councillors and others involved in the project explained to the Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, the benefits of the scheme to the community and environment.
£44 million cash boost to cut emissions from buildings and help households save on energy bills
Investment will help cut carbon emissions by up to 22% for homes and buildings connected to heat networks while providing potential reductions of up to 15% in energy costs.
From:
28 May 2021
Over £44 million government funding will enable the supply of clean energy to heat and cool tens of thousands of UK homes and public buildings
investment will help cut carbon emissions by up to 22% for homes and buildings connected to heat networks while providing potential reductions of up to 15% in energy costs
key step in government’s plans to make buildings greener and eliminate the UK’s contribution to climate change by 2050
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