Wellington region homes warmer than ever
Warm Greater Wellington, Greater Wellington’s home insulation and clean heating scheme, continues to be successful throughout the Wellington region, with over 2,000 homes having taken advantage of the scheme since it was introduced.
Warm Greater Wellington, Greater Wellington’s home insulation and clean heating scheme, continues to be successful throughout the Wellington region, with over 2,000 homes having taken advantage of the scheme since it was introduced.
The scheme began on 6 April 2010 and offers the region’s ratepayers up to $2,600 as a top up for support offered by Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) for home insulation and clean heating. This money is repaid through a targeted rate against the property over the following nine years.
The scheme has a cap of $3 million per year and financial support totalling $4,383,417 has been approved for 2,269 properties since the scheme’s introduction last year.
People wanting to find more information about the scheme can visit Greater Wellington’s website www.gw.govt.nz/warmer-gw or call 0800 496 734 during business hours.
A break down of financial details by territorial authority is below*:
|
Territorial Authority |
No OF APPS APPROVED |
GW $ APPROVED |
No OF APPS PAID |
GW$ PAID |
|
Carterton District Council |
33 |
$56,681 |
25 |
$42,877 |
|
Hutt City Council |
854 |
$1,666,585 |
624 |
$1,122,001 |
|
Kapiti Coast District Council |
154 |
$253,129 |
97 |
$165,616 |
|
Masterton District Council |
105 |
$229,022 |
71 |
$125,728 |
|
Porirua City Council |
236 |
$426,095 |
140 |
$254,392 |
|
South Wairarapa District Council |
31 |
$58,986 |
22 |
$37,378 |
|
Upper Hutt City Council |
318 |
$597,592 |
194 |
$355,411 |
|
Wellington City Council |
538 |
$1,095,327 |
366 |
$649,897 |
|
TOTALS |
2269 |
$4,383,417 |
1,539 |
$2,753,299 |
*As of Tuesday 26 July 2011