Nottingham City Council will accept more than £27 million so it can make homes across homes across the Midlands cheaper to run and greener. The city council has agreed to accept £27,215,000 in funding for its Midlands Net Zero Hub, which has been tasked with reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy bills for low-income households across the East and West Midlands.
The money, which is being provided by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), will be spent over the next three years to support the department’s Warm Homes programme. A city council document explained the grant funding would be used to run training and retrofit programmes, to train people and businesses to install energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating, and facilitate the Government’s retrofit programmes.
A council officer wrote: “The DESNZ is committed to delivering support to enable the Government’s retrofit initiatives to be both an economic stimulus and contributor to the UK’s carbon net-zero ambitions. This funding will be managed by the Midlands Net Zero Hub, within the council’s environment and sustainability division, enabling training provision across the region in support of the low carbon economy.”
The city council said its net zero hub was “well-placed” to deliver the project, which officials said would generate revenue for the authority and create jobs across the region. Officers added the programme would develop the supply chain needed to meet the council’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2028.
The scheme is scheduled to launch on Monday, January 13, according to a report that detailed the council’s decision to accept the large grant. This decision was brought forward by council leader Neghat Khan to ensure it could launch on time, the report explained.