A week-long campaign has launched in Scotland to help reduce energy consumption and fuel bills as households continue to waste money on unnecessary energy usage. Continue reading Energy saving campaign aims to help households reduce fuel bills
Tag: fuel poverty
Community energy matchmaking platform launches in bid to tackle climate crisis
A new online ‘matchmaking platform’ for community energy called PowerPaired launched last week with over 100 assets on offer to community energy groups. Continue reading Community energy matchmaking platform launches in bid to tackle climate crisis
Warmer homes? Send for the Q-Bots!
Q-Bot technology has recently been added to the range of energy efficiency measures offered under Warmer Homes Scotland – the Scottish Government’s national scheme for improving energy efficiency in homes who are in or at risk of fuel poverty.
The scheme’s Managing Agent, Warmworks Scotland, has now confirmed that the technology, a unique robot that is controlled via remote control, will be used to insulate the area underneath suspended timber floors, thus creating a warmer, more comfortable home, with fewer draughts, more even temperatures, and a reduced risk of damp or mould. Continue reading Warmer homes? Send for the Q-Bots!
£38 million to reduce fuel poverty
People across Scotland at risk of fuel poverty will benefit from further investment to make homes warmer and energy efficient with funding announced yesterday.
The Warmer Homes Scotland initiative has awarded a minimum of £38 million to managing agent Warmworks to continue to deliver the government’s fuel poverty scheme over the next two years.
The announcement comes as the 15,000th Warmer Homes customer welcomed a new gas central heating system being installed at their home in Dundee.
People at risk of fuel poverty are eligible through the scheme to have improvements made to their property such as new heating systems and insulation.
Since the launch of Warmworks in 2015, thousands of people across Scotland have been helped to become warmer in their homes, with households saving an average of over £300 per year on their energy bills.
The extension of the Warmer Homes Scotland to 2022 demonstrates the Scottish Government’s commitment to eradicating fuel poverty and increasing energy efficiency, housing minister Kevin Stewart said.
After meeting the 15,000th Warmer Homes Scotland customer, Mr Stewart said: “I welcome the contract extension with Warmworks to continue our work to eradicate fuel poverty. This funding will have a huge impact for people seeking to make essential improvements to the energy efficiency of their home.
“We have taken a world leading approach to tackling fuel poverty with the introduction of the Fuel Poverty Bill and setting an ambitious target that, by 2040, no more than 5% of Scottish households are in fuel poverty.
“I’m delighted to see for myself the excellent work being done in homes across Scotland, making them warmer and more affordable to heat.”
Holyrood committee backs beefed-up Fuel Poverty Bill
A Holyrood Committee has supported a Bill to reduce fuel poverty in Scotland – but the Committee has called for additional measures to put an end to thousands of people lacking the means to keep their homes warm. Continue reading Holyrood committee backs beefed-up Fuel Poverty Bill
Big Energy Saving Week: fuel bill saving advice
Households across Scotland are being encouraged to take steps to reduce their energy usage and save money on their fuel bills as part of a nationwide campaign. Continue reading Big Energy Saving Week: fuel bill saving advice
Loyal energy customers to pay fair price
UK Government delivers on manifesto commitment to protect millions from unjustified price rises as energy price cap comes into force Continue reading Loyal energy customers to pay fair price
Energy-saving workshops in Leith
Utilita Energy, one of the UK’s fastest growing energy firms, will hold a series of energy saving workshops at Citizens Advice Scotland’s Leith centre throughout November and December. Continue reading Energy-saving workshops in Leith
Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Figures released this month by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that a total of 23,137 deaths were registered across Scotland from December 2017 to March 2018, (winter 2017/18) compared with 20,946 in the previous winter (2016/17). Continue reading Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Warm welcome for energy efficiency scheme
Local resident Anne Burns told MSP Ben Macpherson how the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme has helped her become warmer and more comfortable in her home through the installation of energy efficiency measures. Continue reading Warm welcome for energy efficiency scheme