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Greener Home Scheme phase III
Greener Homes Scheme Phase III introduces changes by offering support only to existing (at least one year old) houses.
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan T.D. today announced that the Greener Homes Scheme (GHS), having made over 22,000 grant commitments to householders towards the installation of new renewable energy heating systems, will move immediately to Phase III of the scheme. There will be a brief pause of the Scheme until the 22nd of July 2008 during which we will not accept any Phase II applications from homeowners or installers. Only applications received on or before the 7th of July 2008 will be accepted by SEI. While we understand that you may have clients who are in the process of finalising decisions and preparing application forms please advise them to hold off until Phase III of the Scheme is opened as it will only lead to delays in the processing of applications.
Once the Scheme re-opens on the 22nd July 2008 only Phase III application forms will be accepted. Up-to-date documentation will be available from SEI or on the website from the 22nd of July 2008.
The key changes to be implemented for Phase III of the scheme are;
- Eligibility restricted to existing homes only (occupied for one year)
- Addition of gasification boilers as an eligible technology
- Slight changes in support levels for biomass
For any clients currently in receipt of a Letter of Offer under the scheme these applications should proceed as normal provided that they submit their Request for Payment, with all appropriate documentation, within the designated twelve month period.
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