More than £1 million in grants have been claimed for the first time since the scheme began. 161 heating and insulation measures have been installed in 119 Orkney homes over the past year.
Islanders may find this hard to take in but building standards applied across the UK would make homes in areas with the highest rates of fuel poverty even draughtier.
Orkney Islands Council has been awarded £1.4 million from the Scottish Government for 2017-18 to help home owners, private sector tenants and landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
