Another significant milestone was reached today when the Warm Greater Wellington scheme passed $1 million of approvals. So far Kāpiti district has had 46 applications approved worth $89,954.
“That means over 460 homes throughout the greater Wellington region will be warmer, healthier, cost less to heat and be more friendly to the environment than they were before,” Greater Wellington Regional Council’s chief executive David Benham said.
“All of us at Greater Wellington are absolutely stoked at the uptake of assistance since the Warm Greater Wellington scheme was launched on 6 April this year.
“The assistance available from Greater Wellington is clearly meeting a need in our communities and also supporting the Government’s assistance package available through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority,” he said.
“When our Council approved this scheme we knew it was a good idea but had no idea what the level of uptake would be. We hit the half-million-dollar mark on 1 July after three months and we have now doubled that in one month, that’s fantastic news.
“We really appreciate the help that some of the cities and districts in our region have been giving in promoting this scheme to their residents.
“Our Council has capped the assistance available through this scheme at $3 million a year. We may have to look at extending that if it appears that demand is likely to exceed this limit,” Mr Benham said.
Greater Wellington’s scheme supports the national ‘Warm Up New Zealand’ programme run on behalf of the Government by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).
The Warm Greater Wellington scheme offers the region’s ratepayers up to $2,600 as a top up for support offered by EECA for home insulation and clean heating for their homes. This money is repaid through a targeted rate against the property over the following nine years.
