The Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust (HBPCT) is giving its full support to EECA's home insulation project, having already contributed $400,000 per year to insulating homes in the Hawke's Bay region for nearly a decade now.
Trust chairwoman Diana Kirton says the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) has announced a nationwide $40m funding package to ensure all homeowners in high deprivation areas can access funding to meet the insulation needs of their homes.
As of July 1, EECA began providing 67 per cent of the funding required by each home.
Trustees recently met Andrew Caseley, chief executive of the EECA, who advised that the Government had increased its funding allocation for home insulation and heating.
From July 1, 2019, the total funding went to $40m in year one.