Two leisure centres, Kendal Market Hall and South Lakeland House in Kendal have been given £1.75 million by the Government to make them greener.
Westmorland and Furness Council applied to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme for work at Kendal and Appleby leisure centres, the market and the council base.
All buildings will have their gas boilers replaced with air source heat pumps and additional work includes plant room pipe insulation at Appleby Leisure Centre, installation of rooftop solar PV and a pool cover at Kendal Leisure Centre and additional rooftop solar panels at South Lakeland House.
The council will match fund the gas boiler replacement costs from its prioritised capital maintenance budget, taking the total project value to over £2 million.
The estimated annual total carbon emissions saved from carrying out the above projects is 343.2 tCO2e.
Westmorland and Furness Council said: “This grant award builds on previous successful applications for funding, including the Low Carbon Skills Fund award for decarbonisation assessments at all 69 council managed schools and funding for triple glazing and solar PV work at Appleby and Penrith leisure centres from Sport England’s Swimming Pool Support Fund.”
