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Can I get a grant for solar panels in Scotland?

Possibly, but there is no universal standalone solar grant. Support usually sits inside a wider scheme that lists solar PV or storage among its eligible measures, or inside a loan route. Eligibility depends on the scheme, the property and the funding body's approval — we check the current position rather than assume it.

Are there EV charger grants in Scotland?

There are routes, but they are targeted rather than universal. The general homeowner chargepoint grant is closed; current support focuses on renters, flat owners, landlords and organisations, and each route has its own conditions. We hold the current status in our funding database.

Can I get an EV charger grant if I rent?

A route may exist for tenants, subject to the scheme's conditions: off-street private parking, an eligible vehicle, written permission from the landlord, and an eligible installer. The grant normally has to be approved before installation starts.

Can flat owners get EV charger funding?

Flat owners are within the same grant route as tenants, subject to the same conditions. The practical question is usually parking: the space has to be private and off-street, and the freeholder or factor normally has to give permission.

What if I don't have a driveway?

With no private parking, an individual chargepoint usually cannot be funded. The options are a public chargepoint, a council-led on-street scheme where one exists in your area, or a permanent cross-pavement solution if the roads authority permits it. Temporary cable covers are not an approved permanent solution.

Can my business get funding for EV chargers?

Eligible organisations may be able to claim a voucher-based grant per eligible socket, subject to a published cap, off-street parking and designated staff or fleet use. The organisation applies first, then instructs an eligible installer within the voucher period.

Are landlords eligible for EV charging support?

Landlord-facing support has been restructured more than once, so we check the current route per project rather than quoting from memory. Where a route is open it normally pays a fixed amount per eligible chargepoint at a property with eligible off-street parking, subject to approval before installation.

Can schools receive EV charging support?

Education institutions can usually apply through the same organisational routes as other workplaces, and sometimes through an education-specific one where it is open. The institution applies and approves the works through its own process; we supply the technical assessment it needs.

Do I need approval before installation?

Where a grant is being claimed, yes — and almost always before any work begins. Approval obtained after the installation is normally not available, and an installer who is not eligible under the scheme can void a claim. This is the single most expensive mistake we see.

Can Greentech apply for the grant for me?

Most schemes are applied for by the customer or organisation, not by the installer, and the decision always sits with the funding body. What we do is assess the property technically, provide the quote and documentation the application needs, and install to the standard the scheme requires.

Does funding guarantee my property is technically suitable?

No. Scheme eligibility and technical suitability are separate questions. A property can meet every published condition and still need a supply upgrade, roof work or a different design. We assess suitability independently of the funding route.

Can I combine solar, battery storage and EV charging?

Yes, and doing it as one design is usually cheaper than three separate projects — the containment, distribution and supply work is done once. Whether a single funding route covers all three is a different question; some do, some cover only part.

What happens if a grant closes?

It stops being available, and work started after the closure is normally not eligible. Our funding database records closing dates against each scheme, and the site will not present a closed window as open. The technical project can still proceed on a commercial basis.

Is the funding free money that I never repay?

Not always. Many routes are interest-free loans rather than grants, and some are a mixture: a grant for one measure, a loan for the balance. We tell you which is which before you commit, because it changes the arithmetic entirely.

How long does a funding application take?

It depends on the scheme and on the property, and the timescale is set by the funding body rather than by us. Where a technical assessment, network application or consent is needed, that runs alongside the funding process — so the sequence is worth planning at the start.

Do I need to use an accredited installer?

Most schemes require it, and some require the installer to be registered with the scheme itself before work starts. Greentech's electrical work is delivered under our NICEIC approved contractor status, and we confirm the specific scheme requirement before quoting.

Can a fleet or depot be funded?

Depot funding has been the least stable part of the landscape. Where a window is open it is usually aimed at infrastructure and multi-chargepoint sites, and it requires the organisation to apply. We assess the depot regardless, because the capacity model is the same either way.

Will charging affect my electricity supply or require an upgrade?

Often it can be managed without one. Load management keeps the site or property within its existing capacity, which is normally far cheaper than a supply upgrade. Where an upgrade is unavoidable, the network operator's timescale becomes part of the programme.

Is the information on this site official government guidance?

No. We summarise the published position so customers can see what may exist and what it depends on, and every scheme card links to the funding body's own source. The funding body's publication is the authoritative version, and it can change at any time.

What happens after I send an enquiry?

We review what you have sent, confirm which routes may be worth investigating, and arrange a technical survey where it makes sense. You get a clear scope and, where a scheme is involved, a quote in the form the application needs.

Grants & funding

Energy grants and funding

Find out what support could be available. Funding and financial support may be available for eligible homes, landlords, businesses and organisations considering energy-efficiency improvements, renewable technologies and EV charging.

Greentech helps customers understand the available routes, assess technical suitability and deliver professionally designed, compliant installations across Scotland.

Check funding eligibility Explore current funding

Or book a surveyFunding decided by the funding body — never by us

Start where you are

Six routes in, depending on who you are

The funding that applies to a homeowner is not the funding that applies to a depot. Pick the closest description and we will show you what exists, what it depends on and what to do next.

Homeowners

Solar, battery, heat pumps and efficiency

Tenants & flat owners

Where chargepoint support is targeted

Landlords

Portfolios, developments and let property

Businesses

Workplace charging and energy projects

Schools & education

Staff, fleet and visitor charging

Fleets & depots

Capacity, load management and phasing

Current published information

Funding routes we are actively tracking

Every card below comes from one central funding database, so a change of date or status updates the whole site at once. Where a window has closed, the card says so.

Interest-free loan and cashback

Active

Business Energy Scotland SME loan and cashback

An interest-free loan route for Scottish small and medium-sized businesses and charities installing energy-efficiency or renewable measures, with cashback support where the scheme offers it. The assessment and approval sit with the scheme.

Designed for: Business, Charity, Landlord
Potential support: Loan and cashback levels are set by the scheme. Confirm current published terms.
Key considerations: Scottish SMEs, charities and some landlords, with an eligible measure, a technical assessment and approval from the scheme. Loan terms and cashback availability are set by the scheme.

Official source Discuss a business case

Government chargepoint grant

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EV chargepoint grant for households with eligibility requirements

A grant route for people who rent, or who own a flat, and who therefore cannot use the standard homeowner chargepoint grant. It contributes towards an eligible chargepoint at a property with eligible private parking.

Designed for: Tenant, Flat owner
Potential support: Up to 350 pounds per eligible chargepoint, within published scheme limits.
Key considerations: Renters and flat owners, with off-street private parking at the property, an eligible vehicle, permission from the landlord or freeholder where required, and an eligible installer. The grant must be approved before installation starts.

Official source Check my EV charger options

Government grant and interest-free loan

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Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan

The Scottish Government's main domestic route for clean heating and energy efficiency, administered through Home Energy Scotland. Grant support and interest-free loan funding may be available for qualifying measures, and the funding body - not Greentech - decides eligibility.

Designed for: Homeowner, Landlord
Potential support: Grant and loan levels are set by the funding body and vary by measure. Confirm the current published levels with Home Energy Scotland.
Key considerations: Scottish homeowners and some landlords, where the property and the proposed measure meet the scheme's own technical rules. An assessment and a quote from an eligible installer normally form part of the process.

Official source Check my home funding options

Government chargepoint grant

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Workplace Charging Scheme

A voucher-based grant for eligible organisations installing chargepoints for staff and visitors. The organisation applies, receives a voucher, and then books an eligible installer within the voucher period.

Designed for: Business, Charity, Public-sector organisation, School / education provider, Fleet operator
Potential support: 350 pounds per eligible socket, up to the published socket cap per applicant.
Key considerations: Eligible registered businesses, charities and public-sector organisations, with off-street parking, designated staff or fleet use, and an eligible installer. Charging is not permitted to be used to generate revenue from the general public under the scheme rules.

Official source Book a workplace EV review

Check which of these could apply to you

Funding where you are

Glasgow and Edinburgh

The schemes are national. What decides whether they are realistic is the building, the street and who has to agree to the work. These pages set out the local position for each city.

Glasgow City Council

Glasgow

Tenement roofs, communal supplies and off-street parking decide most of it — and the funding routes are the national ones.

Funding in Glasgow

City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh

Conservation areas and listed buildings add a consent step, and older buildings often limit the supply intake.

Funding in Edinburgh

How it works

Funding is one line in a project, not the project

We check the technical position first and the funding second, because a grant cannot fix a supply that cannot carry the load, a roof that cannot take the array, or a scheme that closed last month.

Check funding eligibility

Step 1

Check the routes

Answer a few questions and we will name the funding routes worth investigating — and say plainly where one is closed.

Step 2

Technical survey

We survey the property or site: supply capacity, roof, fabric, parking, containment. Suitability decides more than funding does.

Step 3

Design and application

A designed scope and quote in the form the scheme's application needs, with the sequence and approvals set out.

Step 4

Install and hand over

Installation, testing, commissioning and certification — then maintenance or a condition report when it is due.

Scotland specifically

Scottish routes work differently

Home Energy Scotland, Warmer Homes Scotland, supplier obligations, landlord loans, business loans and public-sector funding each have their own applicant, their own process and their own rules. We keep them in one place, with the date each was last checked.

Energy funding in Scotland EV charging funding

Questions we are asked about funding

Why we do not quote a single headline figure

Scheme levels are revised, and a figure that has moved on is worse than no figure — it changes what you expect to pay. Every route we publish carries the date a person last checked it, and links to the funding body's own page.

Thinking further ahead

The grant is the start of the project, not the end of it

Solar PVGenerate electricity on site.Battery storageStore energy and manage demand.EV chargingDesign, install and manage charging.Electrical infrastructureUpgrade capacity for what comes next.

Already have renewable assets?

Funding is not the only opportunity. Understanding the condition, safety and performance of existing solar, battery or charging assets could identify problems, risks and optimisation opportunities — particularly where an installation has never been independently inspected.

Explore the Renewable Condition Report