First of all, take any steps you can take to
insulate your buildings. If you buy a boiler and insulate later,
the boiler will be bigger (and more expensive) than need be and
will work less efficiently.
15% of all heating costs could be lost through an un-insulated
loft, whilst a third of heat loss occurs through un-insulated
walls, according to the Energy Savings Trust, so energy efficiency
should be your first consideration.
Overall, insulation and other energy efficiency measures offer a
lower per unit cost reduction to heating bills than can be achieved
by installing renewable energy technologies. When combined with the
installation of wood fuel boilers, energy efficiency measures may
reduce the overall cost of switching to woodfuel
Support is available for businesses, households and public
sector organisations:
There is a Government incentive for large commercial and public
sector organisations to reduce their energy output through the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.