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 StuChi
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Topic starter 25/05/2025 11:45 am  

Hi All,

Looking for some advice around timings for grant and upgrades in relation to the BUS grant.

I'm looking to get a ASHP installed to replace a Gas airblown heating system i currnetly have, and also Solar with battery storage.

Now, I have got a new EPC rating in last few months, which came out as a D after they initially set it as an F, as they put the heating down as a electricAir system rather than the Gas one i have.

So..... on the EPC document it obviously lays out the options for improvements and what the results will be in moving the house up into a higher category, which if i add solar panels would then put it into a B rating, which obviously would drop me out of the BUS grant requirements.

Does this mean i must do the heatpump install first b4 the solar/battery is installed (given i'm thinking different contractors for both systems), or is there a window where i can have the solar done and within a couple of months then have the heatpump done without it ruling out the BUS grant?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,

        Stuart.......


   
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 Johnmo
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25/05/2025 12:43 pm  

Where do you get the requirements  for EPC rating above or below from? Nothing mentioned on the OFGEM website, to show a house EPC rating affects suitability.

Are you sure you are talking about the BUS scheme and not ECO4 scheme?

I would go to the OFGEM website and read all the eligibility requirements, read the home owner and installer sections.

Maxa i32V5 6kW ASHP (heat and cooling)
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 StuChi
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Topic starter 25/05/2025 2:55 pm  

@johnmo

Hi, looks like i might be getting the schemes mixed up..... but then again i googled 'BUS scheme' and got: The £7500 grant is available with the Government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme (from the EON-Next website). So could it be the same scheme but different name?

The ECO4 scheme mentions it applies for Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower.


   
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