Sustainable-AM Appliance Renewal Plan has received 14,200 applications in 2010 and has not exhausted the budget.
Appliance Renewal Plan in 2010 has received a total of 14,240 applications for grants, of which slightly more than half (7277) correspond to the call has ended last October and has not exhausted the budget of 800,000 euros, having applied for grants for just 696,000 euros. Grants will reconvene in 2011.
The Minister for the Environment, Francisco Martin, has, mortal gold, released the balance of the plan along with the head of Industry and Technological Development, Juan Jose Sota, who in turn presented the call for aid for windows and boilers, which will be open until on 23 December and that he has received so far, 300 and 50 applications respectively.
Both directors have been highlighted in a press, star trek online gold, conference the importance of these initiatives for the economy of families and the revitalization of the sectors involved, improving energy efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions as well as the educational aspect and awareness that involved.
As regards Appliances Renovation Plan, Martin has emphasized that more than 14,000 applications received this year have led to a grant of 1.3 million euros, with, sto credits, an average of 95 euros for help. They have generated a turnover of EUR 6.7 million to the sector.
By type of appliances, washing machines are those that have registered more applications (5447), followed by refrigerators and freezers (3897), ovens and hobs (2884) and dishwashers (2,052).
During the life span of the new appliances is estimated to save 31,900 megawatts of power and electric bill savings of 4.3 million. Furthermore, it is estimated that issue to avoid 12,900 tons of CO2 atmosphere.
Therefore, according to Martin, the plan will be maintained next year, but has not specified dates.
Call from August to October
On the second call of the year, which began on 3 August and ended on October 29, will split support between 85 euros (furnaces) to 125 (fridges and freezers). At this time applications are analyzed, after the resolutions were sent to applicants and is expected to be paid in February. Despite failure to exhaust the budget, Martin has indicated that it has achieved a "good ratio" between the money requested and the initial estimate.
In the campaign involving 150 stores, 15 more than at the beginning of the year. The director has drawn attention to the fact that the more than 7,200 applications received, 829 were filed on last day of term.
By type of apparatus, the dndant was the washing machine more class A, with 2,106 applications, and the refrigerator, with 1,698. By contrast, the freezer A + + reported lower demand and there were only 11 requests for aid.
Martin explained that this call the dishwasher. I used to occupy the third place has given way to the ovens and hobs, with 827 and 679 applications respectively. Most of the requests from Santander, with 2,639, followed by Torrelavega, with 597 and Camargo, 376.
In this case the invitation has generated a turnover of 3.5 million euros, and every dollar that the Government intended to have generated $ 5 subsidy business, explained the Minister, for whom thismultiplier effect is one reason why the government wants to maintain this program.
Boilers and windows
As regards the aid scheme to boilers and windows, with an initial budget of 1.6 million, provides grants of up to 1,000 euros in the first case and up to 2,000 in the second. Sota has stated that although the deadline is December 23, will remain open as long as there is available budget.
Has also highlighted the "mutiple effect" of aid, by six in this case, which is "very important" for a sector closely linked to construction.
Along with this, has indicated the benefits of having energy efficient windows and boilers, as the latter reduced to 70 percent the emission of CO2 and up to 30 percent power consumption, like windows.
In the plans of appliances and boilers and windows involved, in addition to the Government of Cantabria, Genercan through the central government.