Grants for first time central heating
Grants are now available to eligible households for installing first time central heating systems through Warm and Well. Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire households that do not currently have a central heating system may now be eligible for a grant of up to £4,000 to get a new system installed. The project is targeting properties that… read more
Top 10 tips for saving energy this Christmas
Christmas can be an expensive time of the year – don’t let this be the case for your energy bills or the environment! Our Warm and Well team have put together their Top 10 tips to save energy this Christmas. For further ideas, you can call the freephone advice line on 0800 500 3076.
The future of energy
Are you interested in what the Governments chief scientific advisor thinks about how the UK will be powered in the future? Sir Mark Walport will be talking about this at a free event in Bristol on Tuesday 8th December. He will introduce you to the options we have and there will also be a valuable audience… read more
Power to transform the South West
Molly Scott Cato, the South West’s Green Party MEP has published a report that shows how the South West has the capacity to be entirely powered by renewable energy by 2050. Written by Link to Energy installer member ‘The Resilience Centre’ it demonstrates how one third of the regions energy needs can be met from marine and… read more
A good time to invest in Solar Photovoltaics?
The government has recently announced a consultation of the Feed in Tariff scheme. Currently if you install an eligible solar PV system of up to 4Kwp, you are paid 13.39p for every unit of electricity that the system generates. The consultation proposes to reduce this to 1.63p for solar systems of up to 10Kwp! There… read more
Cheltenham Green Doors – Green Open Homes weekend
Our friends at Cheltenham Green Doors are hosting their annual ‘Green open homes & gardens’ this weekend September 12th and 13th. If you are in the area, why not go along to see real examples of what people have done? You can talk to the householders about their experiences, find out the advantages and disadvantages… read more
Does your home have a room in the roof?
Do you have a house similar to the one is this picture, or perhaps you live in a chalet bungalow? If so, the roof rooms may need insulating which will help to not only keep the rooms warmer, but also save you money on your heating bills. Link to Energy installer Westdale Services can access funding for insulating roof… read more