Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: 2024 NZH Project

Project Organisation: Waverley Housing

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

Location(s): Galasheilds, Hawick, Kelso, St Boswells and Earlston; Scottish Borders Council

Grant Value: £210,649

Completion Date: Projected December 2024

Project Headline: Tackling fuel poverty across the Scottish Borders with Clean Heating and microgeneration

Project Description:

This project will deliver upgrades to 23 Urban and 3 Rural properties. Measures differ based on archetype but most of the homes are post WWII construction. Six properties will receive ASHPs, Solar PV and Battery storage. Four properties will receive high heat retention storage heaters, Solar PV and batteries. 16 properties, which are flats, will receive high heat retention storage heaters and 20 properties will be given connected response heat sage which improves the efficiency of existing storage heaters.

The homes were chosen for the project as the tenants having high energy bills due to the age or type of heating system currently installed, meaning all the homes are either living in, or at risk of falling into, fuel poverty. The properties have also already benefited from Energy Efficiency measures such as wall insulation, double glazing and loft insulation through other funding. This will maximise the benefits for the tenants and increase the carbon and financial savings. The project will give tenants an estimated annual saving of £500 and bring all homes to an EPC of C, from a mix of D, E and F.