The Warm Zone
CarbonNeutral Newcastle is one of the Warm Zone partners. We aim to offer every household in Newcastle, regardless of income, assistance towards making their home more energy efficient. It will ensure all local authority owned homes and fuel poor households receive cavity and loft insulation and heating assistance.
benefits
The scheme has the potential to make the City the warmest, and most energy efficient, in the country.
An estimated 30% of all households in Newcastle are in fuel poverty. Many disadvantaged sectors pay more for their energy than those on direct debit payment schemes, meaning they cannot afford to heat their homes effectively. 20% of energy in these homes could be saved through improved insulation. As a result, 20,500 local authority home lofts could be insulated or topped up, whilst 7,500 households require cavity wall insulation. This will improve the health and lives of thousands of people on the city, who need it most.
Each home emits on average 6 tonnes of CO2 per year. The scheme could save over 50,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
The scheme will also attract grants and investment from government and other sources, improving the economy of the region.