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Phase 2 of Low Carbon Buildings Programme opens

Monday 11 December 2006

The next step in the Government's drive to increase microgeneration begins today as Phase 2 of the DTI's Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) opens.
The second phase of the LCBP will provide £50 million in grants over the next 18 months to help fund the installation of micropower technologies such as solar panels, micro wind-turbines and ground source heat pumps on schools, not for profit and public sector buildings.
Calling for applications, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Alistair Darling said: "It is vital that we cut the CO2 emissions from our buildings if we are to reach the UK's 60% reduction target by 2050. Combining energy efficiency measures with the fitting of microgeneration technologies on schools and other public sector buildings can and will make a real difference.
"The selling of any excess electricity produced by these technologies back to the National Grid is yet another benefit of having them installed and the scrapping of income tax on re-sales announced in the Pre-Budget Report is a real incentive to increasing local level energy production.
"We can now enable suppliers to bring costs down for the benefit of consumers and make the investments required to further develop the industry."
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