Flintshire Council is to receive more than £5.5m worth of funding over three years to decarbonise homes in the county.
The Optimised RetroFit Programme (ORP) is a whole house, pragmatic, approach to decarbonising existing homes.
The programme is available to Registered Social Landlords and local authorities to install a variety of home decarbonisation measures in existing social housing stock.
Flintshire County Council will receive around £5.7m worth of ORP grant funding over three years and has committed to retrofitting approximately 600 properties.
Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, Julie James MS, visited properties benefiting from grant funding in the Leeswood area.
The homes were built between 1920 and 1950 and are of traditional wall construction with gas as their main heating fuel.
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She said: "I welcome the innovative progress Flintshire County Council is making towards decarbonising properties in Flintshire.
"By retrofitting existing properties with solar panels, external and cavity wall installation and LED lighting, they will help to significantly reduce energy bills for residents.
"The information we gather from the work will help us to evaluate the most cost-effective ways to heat our homes and help empower people in the future to make more informed choices."
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