A heat and energy efficiency strategy for Dumfries and Galloway will be created after the local authority was awarded 25 thousand pounds.
The funding will increase the uptake of energy efficiency and renewable energy, expand renewable heat and address fuel poverty across the region.
Across Scotland, councils will share £4.4 million to improve energy efficiency in homes, businesses, public buildings and community projects. 15 local authorities will use the funding to deliver innovative ways to reduce emissions and tackle fuel poverty.
Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, said:
“The SEEP pilot programme is testing new approaches to improving energy efficiency and new ways of working with the public sector.
“I am delighted that the Scottish Government is working with Dumfries and Galloway Council on the development of a strategy for Dumfries that will identify how to support the effective deployment of investment to meet our shared ambitions for expanding renewable heat and addressing fuel poverty.
“This strategy is just one of a range of projects the SG is funding through SEEP that will have a real impact on people’s lives, ensuring they have warm homes, businesses and community centres.
“The Scottish Government funding announced today is helping to unlock a larger package totalling over £12 million covering a wide range of projects across Scotland. These pilots will ultimately help to inform deployment of the overarching SEEP programme that will see an estimated total of up to £10 billion invested in heat and energy efficiency in the period to 2030.”
