ALL LCBP PHASE I GRANT END TODAY AT 17.00 or 17.30

[AidyB]

All LCBP phase I grants for electrical technology coverd in the FiT end today at 17.00 or 17.30. 

Please put your grants in, you can change details later.

[JohnS]

I am told it is 5pm today by someone who heard from the REA.

John

[AidyB]

And they're done.

Apologies for the grammar and caps.

Aidan

[itsnewtome]

Well if its scare mongering its worked on me.
That said I have just managed to get a grant at 6.10pm.
I thought I'd better be safe than sorry.
Just need to find some money now.
I'm hoping I can get accreditation within 4 months and change the installer to ME.

[danny-solar]

Solar PV is not even on the drop down list

[itsnewtome]

EH
Look on the left hand side. It was there 15mins ago.

[danny-solar]

When you fill in the form there is no option in the drop down list - Glad i did mine last night now.  Let me know if anyone else is still able to claim!

[itsnewtome]

Glad I done mine 20minutes ago

[danny-solar]

Sheeesh! you probably just scraped through!!

[itsnewtome]

Danny
Have you applied for a grant before?
I'm thinking that if you have it may not be available for you to apply for again?
I can't believe that it stopped after my application at 6.10pm. Seems a strange time.
Greg

[danny-solar]

I applied last night so i tried on a different internet connection undera different address and it still wasn`t there.  Can anyone confirm whether the Solar PV is on the drop down list?

[AidyB]

Variably there.  Keep trying, no point losing customers £2,500 on a whim.

[Ted]

PV, wind and hydro grants are now all gone. The site says:

If you're a householder interested in generating your own heat you can apply online for a grant on this site. Grants for electricity generating technologies are no longer available.

[edit - I'll copy the announcement here as it is sure to disappear from the LCBP site sometime]


Announcement

New applications for electrical microgeneration tecnologies

The Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) Phase 1 and Phase 2 has closed to all new applications for grants for electrical microgeneration as of 5pm, Wednesday 3rd February, which follows the publication of the Government’s consultation on the Feed-In Tariffs (FITs)

The LCBP Programme has been running since 2006 and has provided a firm basis for the manufacture, assembly, supply and installation of microgeneration technology across the UK with over 14,500 grants provided to householders and 3,000 grants provided to schools, churches, communities and other not-for-profit organisations to date.

The publication of the of the FITs consultation on Monday 1st February in advance of the FITs tariff introduction scheduled for April 2010, will provide additional certainty for the industry to continue to develop and expand.

The total funding for LCBP is finite and the closure to applications for electrical microgeneration technologies will allow the remaining un-allocated funding to be focussed on thermal microgeneration in the run-up to the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI’s) scheduled for April 2011.

The Low Carbon Buildings Programme is the £131 million grants programme providing assistance for the purchase and installation of both electrical and thermal microgeneration technology for householders under Phase 1 and schools, churches, communities and other not-for-profit organisations under Phase 2.

LCBP has shown its commitment to electrical microgeneration and has committed, to date, over £62 million (64%) of funding to it of which £54 million has been committed to the buoyant Solar PV market.

For further details about the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 please visit www.lowcarbonbuildingsphase2.org.uk


from http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/Grants-for-your-home/Announcement2

Looks like someone has panicked and hit the STOP button.

[itsnewtome]

Bl@@dy hell.
i might run out quickly and buy a lottery ticket

[Ted]

Have you received an acknowledgement that your application has been accepted yet?