Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning, Nicol Stephen MSP, today announced a boost for funding for communities and households who want to generate their own energy. The Scottish Community & Householder Renewables Inititiative (SCHRI) has been awared an additional £3 million over two years, an increase of 60% on the previous year’s funding.
See more details in BWEA, Scottish Renewables Forum and Micropower Council joint release.
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*Environmental impact and equivalent calculated using state emission factors per the EPA's eGrid database.
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