The Clean Air Program is a nationwide financial support initiative offering grants for the replacement of heat sources and work related to thermal modernization.
The main objective of the program is the protection of the natural environment. It aims to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This objective is directly linked to the replacement of heat sources and thermal modernization, which are the basis for responsible and wise heating. The final effect is to limit or completely eliminate harmful dust entering the atmosphere.
Under the Clean Air Program, you can receive funding for the purchase and installation of one heat source for heating or heating and domestic hot water purposes.
Heat pumps are one of the fundamental technologies of renewable energy sources, which derive 75% of energy from the environment and the remaining 25% from electricity. This means that from 1kW of electricity input, we usually get 4kW of thermal energy. Heat pumps are the most efficient heating devices, ensuring comfort, ecology, and economic viability.
Various types of heat pumps can be used for building heating:
-ground source heat pump (with vertical collectors, horizontal collectors, or an energy basket);
-air source heat pump,
which differ in heating efficiency. Due to their high availability and ease of installation, air source heat pumps are most commonly used.
WHO IS THE PROGRAM FOR?
The Clean Air Program can be utilized by:
– the owner or co-owner of a single-family house;
– the owner or co-owner of a separate residential unit in a building with an independent land and mortgage register.
The amount of funding depends on income. The program includes two groups of beneficiaries:
– those eligible for the basic level of funding with an annual income not exceeding 100,000 PLN;
– those eligible for an increased level of funding, whose average monthly income per household member does not exceed: 1,400 PLN in a multi-person household or 1,960 PLN in a single-person household.
Form of support
The financial support available in the program is provided in the form of a grant or a grant intended for partial repayment of the principal of a bank loan.
Support can also be applied for projects started even 6 months before submitting the application
Intensity of funding
The eligible costs for which a grant can be obtained from the Clean Air Program in the case of heat pumps and their amounts are presented in the table below. Installation costs also include dismantling costs. Only brand new devices and installation components, which are approved for the market and have the relevant compliance declarations, are eligible for funding. The levels of grants are associated with the environmental effect, which means the higher the energy class of the heat pump, the higher the level of funding.
If the project, apart from the dismantling of an inefficient solid fuel heat source and the purchase and installation of an air-water or ground heat pump for heating or heating and domestic hot water, also includes at least one of the following actions:
– dismantling and purchase and installation of a new central heating system or domestic hot water (including solar collectors);
– purchase and installation of a photovoltaic micro-installation;
– purchase and installation of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery;
– purchase and installation of insulation for building partitions, windows, external doors, garage doors (also includes dismantling);
– documentation concerning the above scope: energy audit (conditioned upon the execution of building partition insulation), project documentation, expert opinions,
in that case, the maximum funding amounts are higher and amount to: 25,000 PLN – when the project does not include a photovoltaic micro-installation or 30,000 PLN – for projects with a photovoltaic micro-installation.
APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS
Funding applications can be submitted continuously online or at the office. Applications are handled by the provincial environmental protection and water management funds appropriate for the address of the residential building.
