Resolution No. 271 of the Council of Ministers of December 28, 2022 amending the resolution on the establishment of the "Clean Air" guarantee program using the guarantee of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

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Order No. 40 of the Prime Minister of March 16, 2018 on the appointment of the Plenipotentiary of the Prime Minister for the Clean Air program

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Order No. 40 

resolution No. 271

The "Clean Air" is the first nationwide program of subsidies for replacing old furnaces and insulating single-family houses. It is established by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, and the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The overall aim of the program is fighting smog. It follows the idea that the lower the income, the higher the subsidy. You can receive financial support for projects that are completed (except pre-financed grants), in progress or have not yet started.
Financial support can be received by the following:
<ul>
<li>an energy audit that will allow you to obtain complete information such as:</li>
<ul>
<li>insulate the building most effectively,</li>
<li>choose the best heat source for your home,</li>
<li>get the maximum subsidy and then pay lower heating bills,</li>
<li>insulation of walls, ceiling, floor,</li>
<li>replacement of windows, doors, garage gate,</li>
<li>replacing an old furnace – a solid fuel boiler (coal, wood) – with a modern heat source,</li>
<li>central heating (central heating) and domestic hot water (hot water) installation,</li>
<li>mechanical ventilation with heat recovery,</li>
<li>photovoltaic micro-installation.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
You can receive
<ul>
<li>Up to PLN 135,000 in the case of the highest level of funding with comprehensive thermal modernization.</li>
<li>Up to PLN 99,000 in the increased and up to PLN 66,000 in the basic level of funding.</li>
<li>Additionally, energy audit: up to PLN 1,200.</li>
</ul>

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Resolution No. 271 of the Council of Ministers of December 28, 2022 amending the resolution on the establishment of the "Clean Air" guarantee program using the guarantee of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

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