Home Energy Grants and financial support for home insulation, heating and to generate energy.

Solar Together offers Thanet homeowners discounted rates for installing solar panels or battery storage. Panels and batteries are bought in bulk, to get you a lower price and qualified installers are selected for you by our partner iChoosr. In previous years, we’ve secured average savings of 10-25% against the average market price. 

Register to join the waiting list, and once sufficient interest is gathered, the next round of applications will open. To apply, fill in the short form on solartogether.co.uk/thanet or read the FAQ to find out more.

You may be able to qualify for ECO4 if your home has a low energy rating (EPC). Don’t worry if you don’t have an EPC Certificate, we can help advise you on whether this scheme may be a viable option for you. You can check if you have an Energy Performance Certificate here: Find energy certificate (gov.uk)

This scheme is available for Homeowners and Private Tenants that meet a qualifying criteria.

We can help you assess your eligibility for this scheme. Below are some examples of the qualifying criteria:

• In receipt of a mean-tested benefit.
• Have a household annual income below £31,000.
• Suffer with a qualifying health condition.

The funding for this scheme can offer a full house retrofit all depending on the measures your property may require, this may include insulation, heating improvements and ventilation systems.

• Statement of Intent for ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme

Homeowners, landlords and tenants can save money by getting free or discounted insulation. This scheme focuses on single measures, for example just the walls or loft insulation. 

Your home is eligible if it is in Council Tax bands A to D**and has an energy rating (EPC) of D, E, F or G*. Don’t worry we can help you with this if you don’t know your rating. Tenants will need their landlord’s agreement before the insulation is installed.

The improvements will be delivered by E.ON, but you don’t have to be an E.ON customer to get the grant. The whole process is managed from doing the eligibility checks, surveying the home, finding the installer and managing the installation.

Look up your home’s energy performance certificate here at  https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate

Look up your home’s Council tax band here at  https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-council-tax-band/search

We are excited to announce the possibility of supporting Thanet Homeowners and Private Tenants under the upcoming government funded scheme known as ‘Warm Homes : Local Grant’.

This scheme will be delivering a variety of retrofit improvements to help increase the efficiency of homes, from improving insulation measures to low carbon heat installations.

We are hoping to help Thanet residents access this scheme later this year.

If you are an energy supplier interested in providing energy efficiency improvements under the ECO (4) Flex scheme within Thanet District Council, you will need to submit a registration form along with supporting documents.

We currently work with energy suppliers directly to deliver ECO4 flex and have an MOU in place directly with them to deliver this. E.ON is our current provider.

Once these have been received we would review these and then if satisfactory would undertake an MOU with the supplier.

Without an MOU Suppliers and associated installers must not use council branding or suggest that they are working on the council’s behalf. The use of the council’s name is expressly forbidden.

Please ensure your organisation is ready to prove:

• Compliance with Ofgem guidance and how it meets:
  • PAS2030/2035 certification
  • TrustMark registration
  • Gas Safe Registration (if installing gas appliances)
  • MCS certification (if installing renewables)
  • Fraud prevention
  • Customer complaints
  • Health and Safety Standards
  • Equal Opportunities
  • National Minimum/Living Wage
  • Child Protection and Safeguarding Generally
• Quality management and customer satisfaction policies
• Copy of your data protection policies
• Copies of insurance policies
• List of other local authority areas you are or have been delivering ECO3 or ECO4 in and any references you have from these council’s

If you are installer

Contact energysaving@thanet.gov.uk and we will signpost you to working with the Energy Suppliers

How to apply

Please fill in the form below, attach it along with all of the required documents and email it all to energysaving@thanet.gov.uk

ECO4 Supplier Registration form