Government plans to turn England homes green 'in chaos' with debt and job losses

Exclusive: firms out of pocket and losing faith in scheme administered by US-based corporation

• US firm running eco grants scheme has won multiple UK government contracts

England's much-hyped 2bn green homes grant is in chaos, renewable energy installers say, with some owed tens of thousands of pounds and struggling to stay in business.

Members of the public have been left waiting nearly four months, in some cases, to take advantage of the scheme to fit low carbon heating systems. Some installers say customers are pulling out after losing faith in the green grants.