Home Energy Conservation – Information, Advice and Financial Assistance

Every time we use gas or electricity in our homes, we are burning fossil fuels – coal, gas, oil and petrol – either directly or to generate energy.

Generating or using energy releases the gas Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide is the main greenhouse gas which contributes to the threat of global warming.

Over a quarter of the Carbon Dioxide we produce in the UK comes from energy used in the home.

What can I do?

Complete an online Home Energy Check to see how much energy your home is using.

In order to reduce the amount of Carbon Dioxide that is lost into the atmosphere through our homes, we call all take steps to keep the energy we produce in our houses by being more Energy Efficient.

Through each house energy is lost in the following ways:

Walls 35%
Roof 25%
Floors 15%
Draughts 15%
Windows 10%

You can therefore take steps to reduce the energy that you use by:

Improving your Insulation
Reducing the amount of Electricity you use.
Improving your heating

For more detailed advice on ways you can SAVE ENERGY please click here to go to the Energy Efficiency website.

For details of eligibility for grants and to find a recommended installer please call the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre free on 0800 512 012.

Details of the discounts that you can get to assist you to purchase energy efficient products can be found in our Energy Efficiency Leaflet. Please click here.

For information on the Local Agenda 21 Strategy Click Here