Home Energy Survey and Funding

The plan will provide tailored advice and identify the measures you could take to make your home as energy efficient as possible, including:

• estimated installation costs
• potential energy bill savings 
• potential carbon savings

Upon completion of a plan, East Herts Council (subject to eligibilty) will fund up to £3,000 and £1,500 towards installation of solar panels and battery storage, respectively, or up to £4,500 for a combined solar and battery installation. The fund is designed to provide a circa 30% reduction on market rates, so we would encourage you to take advantage of this time-limited opportunity.

If you have been considering installing solar panels and perhaps have existing plans or are saving towards installing them, this is a fantastic opportunity to make those plans a reality while understanding the full energy saving picture for your home. 
 

How to apply

Visit the Superhomes website or call: 01908 699991 (option 2)

How it works 

• Register your interest to claim your free HERO plan at: https://superhomes.org.uk/beds-herts/register-interest  or call: 01908 699991 (option 2)
• NEF will contact you to arrange a convenient time for a Retrofit Coordinator to survey your home.
• The Retrofit Coordinator survey consultation will establish your retrofit goals and assess the best ways to improve the energy efficiency and thermal comfort of your home.
• Following the survey you will receive your bespoke HERO Plan. This will be followed by an optional telephone or online consultation with your Retrofit Coordinator to review the Plan together.
• If your plan indicates that your home would be suitable for solar panels (and, optionally, battery storage), you may apply for funding.
• Note – if you already have solar panels, you are still able to apply for battery storage funding.

You will need to gather three quotes:

• On review of your quotations, NEF will confirm you can proceed with installation with your chosen installer to ensure that up to £3,000 in match funding for solar panels and up to £1,500 for battery storage will be applied to your installation cost.
• All works must be completed, invoice paid and evidenced by February 21st 2025.
   

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for a free HERO plan, and the subsequent match funding offer, your home must:

• Be in Council Tax Band A-E,
• Be less than 150m2 in size - for guidance this is typically a home with no more than 6 habitable rooms excluding kitchen, utility room and bathrooms.
• Have no more than 6 habitable rooms.

To be eligible for solar PV and/or battery funding you must:

• have a completed HERO plan
• satisfy yourself of any planning considerations before progressing to installation. For further information on Solar Panel installations in East Herts visit our Planning Sustainability page. 
• complete the installation, settle your part of the invoice and return all evidence to NEF by 21st February 2025. 

Full terms and conditions to be shared at the point of agreement.

This match funding opportunity is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. East Herts has received £1.7m from this fund over the next 3 years. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, people and skills. For more information visit the UK Shared Prosperity Fund page.