Belvedere Bowls Club: Significant Savings
At a Glance:
Company: Belvedere Bowls Club
Location: East Staffordshire
Activity: Community Crown Green Bowls (social and competitive)
Support: Free Energy Assessment, Low Carbon Grant, and Green Loan Scheme
Project: Installation of 6.58kWh Solar PV Array and Battery Storage
Staffordshire Supplier: Solar Star Power Ltd
Project Cost: £8,168
Grant: £4,048
Loan: £3,695
Savings – £ / yr: 1,172
Savings – kWh / yr: 4,372
Savings – CO2 tonnes / yr: .99
Payback Period (without Grant) / yr: 6.9
Grant & Loan Application Process
After receiving a BEAS Energy Assessment, the report presented recommendations on how the business could improve their energy efficiency and reduce costs. Belvedere Bowls Club decided to apply for grant funding and an interest-free loan to fully fund a 6.58 kWh solar system with battery storage.
The application process took just under 2 months to complete and receive their funding. Belvedere Bowls Club had the following to say about the process:
“The process was easy and straightforward to follow and complete. The Grant and Loan Funding helped us to implement the Energy Assessment recommendation as we are a small Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) and do not have access to sizeable funding.”
Estimated Savings
The grant and loan funding was agreed for a £8,168 project which is estimated to save the business over £1,172 annually which they can then reinvest back into the club. It is estimated to take 6.9 years to see a return on investment, but with the grant funding included that payback period reduces to 3.4 years.
Find out more
If you would like to look into our funding options then check out our sben Funding & Support page; or, join our sben membership for free and stay updated with funding opportunities and other possibilities through our monthly newsletter.
