Question reference: S6W-19775
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 4 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 August 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been distributed to installation projects involving solar PV and/or energy storage systems only, rather than as part of a wider retrofitting package, in each of the last five years, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The following response sets out the funding information for solar PV/energy storage systems not installed with a renewable heating or energy efficiency measure across the Scottish Government’s heat in buildings schemes for domestic properties.
Home Energy Scotland (HES) Grant and Loan Scheme
The following table sets out the amount of funding through the HES Grant and Loan Scheme (formerly HES Loan and Cashback Scheme) for solar PV/energy storage systems where not installed with a certified renewable heating or energy efficiency measure. These figures include instances where solar PV/energy storage systems have been installed alongside an existing renewable heating system.
Funding for Standalone Solar PV/Energy Storage Systems (£) | |||||
Local Authority | 2019 - 2020 | 2020 - 2021 | 2021 - 2022 | 2022 - 2023* | 2023 - 2024* |
Aberdeen City | 9,261 | 10,735 | 64,889 | 182,540 | 269,265 |
Aberdeenshire | 120,402 | 115,873 | 201,068 | 911,847 | 954,111 |
Angus | 46,329 | 16,805 | 58,908 | 313,050 | 316,276 |
Argyll and Bute | 2,825 | 24,895 | 18,737 | 122,042 | 106,288 |
City of Edinburgh | 117,950 | 41,516 | 118,757 | 749,162 | 1,076,636 |
Clackmannanshire | 16,000 | 4,978 | 13,953 | 45,235 | 133,039 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 39,206 | 31,747 | 71,477 | 539,127 | 272,325 |
Dundee City | 0 | 0 | 2,010 | 114,980 | 210,306 |
East Ayrshire | 27,100 | 10,000 | 51,873 | 288,763 | 120,182 |
East Dunbartonshire | 28,200 | 18,946 | 22,060 | 212,106 | 271,355 |
East Lothian | 47,154 | 45,686 | 81,079 | 412,592 | 348,158 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 10,095 | 31,610 | 179,965 | 226,398 |
Falkirk | 50,337 | 36,433 | 59,249 | 371,154 | 276,194 |
Fife | 95,668 | 97,474 | 159,035 | 1,133,528 | 830,593 |
Glasgow City | 18,250 | 0 | 51,104 | 245,685 | 226,324 |
Highland | 113,324 | 19,320 | 137,520 | 702,488 | 506,745 |
Inverclyde | 10,896 | 0 | 4,410 | 49,090 | 89,620 |
Midlothian | 21,000 | 5,000 | 71,839 | 369,084 | 313,587 |
Moray | 31,000 | 15,200 | 63,437 | 358,730 | 189,517 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 22,171 |
North Ayrshire | 20,750 | 0 | 21,385 | 211,854 | 136,172 |
North Lanarkshire | 22,700 | 0 | 69,894 | 490,326 | 390,133 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,830 | 17,580 |
Perth and Kinross | 67,000 | 46,745 | 59,642 | 740,547 | 684,527 |
Renfrewshire | 10,000 | 0 | 19,450 | 124,018 | 161,027 |
Scottish Borders | 83,720 | 44,337 | 173,944 | 476,591 | 381,747 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,200 | 17,151 |
South Ayrshire | 19,390 | 0 | 21,980 | 176,789 | 130,625 |
South Lanarkshire | 52,780 | 32,630 | 82,560 | 469,842 | 526,385 |
Stirling | 60,770 | 27,634 | 78,837 | 274,197 | 150,961 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 16,065 | 60,000 | 79,438 |
West Lothian | 32,899 | 39,667 | 146,761 | 670,474 | 687,143 |
* Figures for 2023 – 2024 are up to the end of June 2023. | |||||
Private Rented Sector (PRS) Landlord Loan Scheme
The following table sets out the amount of funding through the PRS Landlord Loan Scheme for solar PV/energy storage systems where not installed with a certified renewable heating or energy efficiency measure. These figures include an instance where solar PV/energy storage systems have been installed alongside an existing renewable heating system.
Funding for Standalone Solar PV/Energy Storage Systems (£) | |||||
Local Authority | 2019 - 2020* | 2020 - 2021 | 2021 - 2022 | 2022 - 2023* | 2023 - 2024** |
Aberdeen City | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aberdeenshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 |
Angus | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyll and Bute | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
City of Edinburgh | - | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clackmannanshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dundee City | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Ayrshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Dunbartonshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Lothian | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Renfrewshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,065 |
Glasgow City | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highland | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inverclyde | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midlothian | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moray | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Ayrshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Lanarkshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orkney Islands | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renfrewshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scottish Borders | - | 3,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shetland Islands | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Lanarkshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stirling | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Dunbartonshire | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Lothian | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* The PRS Landlord Loan Scheme launched in April 2020. | |||||
Warmer Homes Scotland
Current scheme criteria allows the installation of solar PV/energy storage systems where not being installed with a renewable heating or energy efficiency measure, however, this is a rare occurrence. Due to commercial sensitivity relating to the price charged by the managing agent for delivery of these measures, the Scottish Government cannot release the amount of funding provided.
Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund
Current scheme criteria allows solar PV/energy storage systems to be installed only where they form part of a renewable heating system. No funding has been awarded for projects installing standalone solar PV/energy storage systems.
Area Based Schemes
Some councils may fund a limited number of standalone solar PV/energy storage systems in the course of their wider Area Based Schemes programmes, however, it is not the main focus of our schemes. The Scottish Government does not hold the specific data requested.