Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Decarbonisation and Renewables Demonstrator Project

Project Organisation: Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership

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

Location(s): Multiple locations across Dumfries and Galloway Council including: Annan, Dumfries, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Gretna, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer, Thornhill

Grant Value: £1,481,340

Completion Date: January 2023

Project Headline: Project replaced solid fuel heating in 101 properties with combined measures including ASHPs, solar PV panels and battery storage.

Project Description:

The project involved upgrading 101 solid fuel properties through the installation of ASHPs, solar PV panels and battery storage technology to decarbonise heat provision.

The project was designed to ensure those most likely to be in or at risk of fuel poverty and living in properties that were the least energy efficient were included. The tenant group largely comprised elderly individuals within rural and remote areas – a demographic that benefitted considerably from a reduction in utility bills and access to a greater discretionary income.

The insight gained from this pilot allowed Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership to take forward a long-term plan of decarbonisation.