Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Moray Council Off-Gas Electrification of Heat

Project Organisation : Moray Council

Technology Type(s): ASHP, Solar PV and Battery Storage

Location(s): Multiple locations across Moray Council

Grant Value: £1,349,849

Completion Date: November 2023

Project Headline: Providing clean heating and microgeneration to 121 homes across Moray

Project Description:

This project across Moray focused on renewable generation and electrification of heat with a holistic whole energy systems approach. 121 socially rented properties had a combination of measures installed depending on property size and archetype.

The low carbon technology combination replaced a range of inefficient heating systems including solid fuel (coal) back boilers, electric panel heaters and electric storage heaters and so had a significant impact in reducing the risk of fuel poverty with the communities and improved householder comfort.

The project aimed to address the problem of decarbonising heat in smaller, hard to treat domestic properties. Tenant advice and support as well as tariff and supplier switching support was provided to ensure householders understand the new systems and how to get the most out of them/advice on how the systems interact with each other and how to maximise PV generation and ensure maximum efficiency of the heating systems are provided through a range of communication methods.