The Welsh Retrofit Programme – Explained
Upgrade Your Shower. Future-Proof Your Home.
Wales is making a major shift towards more sustainable, efficient homes. Water and energy use are now central to how homes are assessed, upgraded, and regulated, and bathrooms (especially showers) are a key part of that picture.
The Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP) is a Welsh Government initiative designed to help existing homes reduce carbon emissions, lower running costs, and prepare for a future where efficiency is no longer optional.
Kelda's eco-friendly showers are fully eligible under this programme and recognised within Appendix Q of the UK government's Standard Assessment Procedure and the Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure
Why Water-Efficient Showers Matter
Showers are one of the highest users of both water and energy in the average household. As Wales prepares for increasing pressure on water supplies and tighter energy efficiency standards, inefficient fittings are quickly becoming outdated.
Upgrading showers now is not just about comfort. It is about protecting homes against future regulation, rising utility costs, and water scarcity while improving daily life at the same time.
Kelda’s showers use Air-Powered Technology to deliver a shower that is 15x more powerful, with 2.5x larger water droplets, creating a fuller, more satisfying spray while using 55% less water and energy than conventional showers. This combination of efficiency and performance is exactly the kind of innovation the Optimised Retrofit Programme was designed to support, helping to reduce running costs and future-proof homes.
Additionally, Kelda’s Air-Powered™ showers can be accurately modelled within SAP calculations using Appendix Q, ensuring their real-world efficiency is properly recognised.
A Kelda shower helps homes to:
Why Water-Efficient Showers Matter 
Showers are one of the highest users of both water and energy in the average household. As Wales prepares for increasing pressure on water supplies and tighter energy efficiency standards, inefficient fittings are quickly becoming outdated.
Upgrading showers now is not just about comfort. It is about protecting homes against future regulation, rising utility costs, and water scarcity while improving daily life at the same time.
Kelda’s showers use Air-Powered Technology to deliver a shower that is 15x more powerful, with 2.5x larger water droplets, creating a fuller, more satisfying spray while using 55% less water and energy than conventional showers. This combination of efficiency and performance is exactly the kind of innovation the Optimised Retrofit Programme was designed to support, helping to reduce running costs and future-proof homes.
Additionally, Kelda’s Air-Powered™ showers can be accurately modelled within SAP calculations using Appendix Q, ensuring their real-world efficiency is properly recognised.
A Kelda shower helps homes to:
- Reduce overall water consumption without sacrificing pressure
- Use less hot water, lowering energy demand and bills
- Meet modern efficiency expectations under Welsh housing standards