GHA to consult on £4.3m district heating scheme

GHA is to hold a series of community events to share information on an innovative £4.3 million district heating scheme in the south side of Glasgow.The new energy centre in Hillpark Drive Pollokshaws, will provide 350 homes with heating and hot water and save hundreds of GHA tenants money on their fuel bills.The events over the coming months will see GHA staff talk with residents about how they will benefit when the new scheme is in place in just under two years.Taking heat out of the air, the district heating system uses innovative technology unseen on this scale elsewhere in the UK.GHA will also install solar panels, which will feed into the energy centre, on one block of homes, helping to make this a leading example of energy-efficient housing in Scotland.The new district heating system aims to reduce fuel poverty in the area, and will also benefit the environment by reducing carbon emissions.The project has been made possible thanks to a £2.5m grant from the Scottish Government’s Local Energy Challenge Fund, as well as investment from GHA – part of Wheatley Group – and funding from Glasgow City Council.