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Home Energy Scotland Renewables Loan (domestic installations)

Interest free loans of up to £10,000 from the Scottish Government are available for owner occupiers in Scotland who want to install a domestic renewables system or to connect to a district heating scheme powered from a renewable energy source

What is available?

  • For renewables systems - up to 75 per cent of the total cost of renewables systems up to £10,000 can be borrowed.
  • For district heating scheme connections - up to 100 per cent of the total cost of connecting to a district heating scheme up to £5,000 can be borrowed.

Please note:

  • The amount you can borrow, and repayment period you can choose depends on the technology being installed. Please see the table below for more information.
  • The Home Energy Scotland renewables loan scheme operates on a first-come first-served basis subject to the overall availability of loan funds.

For further information and to apply, click here.