Housing

E.ON’s Sustainable Energy business and housing association Spirita have started work to provide residents across Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire with affordable, low-carbon heating systems.

The project will involve installing ground source heat pumps at 15 homes in Willoughby on the Wold in Leicestershire and Shelford in Nottinghamshire to replace old heating systems that are currently powered by coal, electricity or oil.

Once the installation is complete, residents will potentially be able to save between 23% and 67% on energy costs and reduce carbon emissions by up to 71%[1].

Michael Woodhead, managing director of E.ON’s Sustainable Energy business, said: “We’re delighted to be able to provide homes across the East Midlands with cleaner and cheaper energy. In addition to the heat pumps, E.ON will also replace the internal heating systems at all of the homes to further reduce residents’ living costs.”

David Clarke, director of asset management at Spirita, said: “From the offset it was fundamental that we worked closely with every resident to ensure a smooth transition to the low carbon heating systems. Our team visited each resident to discuss the work involved as well as explain the exact workings of ground source heat pumps and the cost and carbon savings they can expect to see.”

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[1] Anticipated savings cost savings of 67% and carbon savings of 71% based on a HeatPlant 50 ground source heat pump system displacing a mixture of electric and coal fuelled 2 bed semi-detached bungalows with a total floor area of 55.76m2, 144.8 WoC heat loss co-efficient, radiators and an annual heat load of 7393kWh. Cost savings based on an electricity fuel price of 11.39p per kWh (based on 2008 UK average Direct Debit Bills reviewed in June 2009). Carbon savings based on an emissions factor of 0.291kg CO2 per kWh for coal, and an annual heating load of 7393kWh. Cost and carbon savings are dependent on the type of heat pump installed, the type of fuel it replaces and the type of the property.