Most energy suppliers provide free loft and cavity wall insulation to those aged over 70 and those receiving certain benefits. Call freephone 0800 512 012 to speak to an adviser.
There is plenty of energy advice around, online and on the phone. Some links and phone numbers are listed below. See also our energy hints and tips. There are also energy grants available.
Check your boiler efficiency at www.sedbuk.com.
The Warm and Well scheme provides home energy efficiency advice as well as grants. Homeowners, landlords and tenants in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire can call the advice centre 0800 500 3076, run by Severn Wye Energy Agency.
The Energy Saving Trust is an independent charity. It has an excellent website with lots of useful information and advice, including:-
They also have a free impartial advice service about grants and discounts on 0300 123 1234.
The Centre for Sustainable Energy is also an independent charity, based in Bristol.
The grant schemes below will end in the near future, to be replaced with loans. So if you want a grant, get in there now!
The Warm and Well scheme provides home energy efficiency grants for loft and cavity wall insulation as well as advice. Homeowners, landlords and tenants in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire can call the advice centre 0800 500 3076, run by Severn Wye Energy Agency.
The Warm Front scheme is for domestic heating and insulation improvement grants, and is means-tested.
The Warm Front scheme provides heating and insulation improvements to households on certain income-related benefits living in properties that are poorly insulated and/or do not have a working central heating system.
Qualifying households can get improvements worth up to £3,500 (£6,000 where oil central heating and other alternative technologies are recommended).
Grants are available for improvements such as:
You won’t have to pay anything as long as the work doesn’t cost more than the grant available. If the cost of the work is more than the grant available you'll have to make a contribution to enable work to go ahead. Work will not start without making sure you are willing and able to pay the difference.
Under CERT (Carbon Emission Reduction Target), large energy suppliers have targets for improving home energy efficiency. They provide a range of grants and offers, not only for their own customers.
Most energy suppliers provide free loft and cavity wall insulation to those aged over 70 and those receiving certain benefits. Call freephone 0800 512 012 to speak to an adviser.