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