What is a Wood Fuel Heat Supply Contract – HSCo?
A Heat Supply Contract is a service agreement whereby Forest Fuels acting as an Energy Service Company (ESCo) will design, plan, supply, install, maintain, provide fuel for and support a biomass wood boiler at a given site for a period of up to 20 years.
The site pays for the heat supplied and has no boiler capital costs to pay.
Key benefits to the site are:
- No capital costs to install a boiler
- Reduced heating costs compared to some other fossil fuels
- Long term agreement on heat supply costs
- Guaranteed fuel supply
- De coupling from fossil fuel price escalators
- Significant reduction in carbon emissions
- Balanced budget plan for monthly payments for heat used
- Option to benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive
- Maintenance free solution
- Possible cash back for an existing boiler
- Built in redundancy alongside other technology
- No disruption to existing systems
- Removal or reduction of risk
- Reduction of internal administration
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the HSCo you need to be an established company, public organisation or other body and be using heat within your normal activities within your buildings.
If you have had a biomass wood boiler installed since July 2009 you may be able to gain a buy back and receive cash back for your installation.
Any grants utilized in the installation will need to be repaid as part of this process.
For further information please contact David Newman at Forest Fuels on 01409 281977 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a no obligation Initial Site Assessment to discuss how we could help you.