Solar Heating - Green Street rises to eco-challenge

23/11/2007

A street in Hampshire is competing in a challenge to be named the greenest in the country.

The aptly named Green Lane is one of eight streets which have been allocated £30,000 as part of British Gas Green Streets Campaign, the Hampshire Chronicle reports.

The money is to be used to fit a host of energy-saving environmentally-friendly fittings, such as energy-efficient boilers and solar panels.

After a year, a panel of judges from the energy provider will judge which street has saved the most CO2 - with the winner set to be given an extra £50,000 to make further improvements.

British Gas hopes the scheme will provide a template for green house improvements that can potentially be emulated nationwide.

A spokesperson for British Gas said: "While strict standards on new builds are needed, most of the energy being consumed is in the ageing homes we live in today.

"It is making changes in these properties that will give us the biggest carbon emission reductions.

"I am confident that the Green Streets campaign will show that simple changes can be made to adapt existing homes to help address this problem."

Heat and Plumb offer an extensive range of energy-efficient boilers through which you can cut your home's carbon footprint, including models from Trianco and Vokera.