Ground source heat pumps ‘transforming lives’

Residents in 74 homes are having their lives transformed and bills reduced thanks to ground source heat pumps (GSHP) in Appledore and Charing. The £2.2 million scheme is the first time that Ashford Borough Council has installed GSHP heating systems in its residential properties.
The scheme is part of a bigger drive by the council to retrofit around 700 homes with energy-saving measures using government funding of £5.1 million. The money from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wa