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Funded Energy Redress Projects

Since the Energy Redress Scheme launched Phase One of the scheme in 2018, Energy Saving Trust has awarded over £102 million to fund nearly 538 projects across England, Scotland and Wales. These grants have enabled organisations to deliver projects that help energy consumers in vulnerable situations to save energy and money in their homes and to live warmer, more comfortable lives. Phase Two of the scheme launched in May 2022.

To find out more about the projects we have funded, see the full list, which can be filtered.

You can also find specific case studies of some of the funded projects here.

Full list of projects

This is a complete list of successfully funded Energy Redress Scheme projects since 2018.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
PEC Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Plymouth
Grant award
£169,984
Project Name
Plymouth Community Solar

Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) is a developing a community owned solar farm in partnership with South West Water (SWW) and Four Greens Community Trust, a local CIC focused on tackling poverty, social isolation, and health inequalities. The project will deliver a community owned solar site with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) established with SWW providing a long-term income for the community to deliver further community projects. The funding to take this project through the next stage of development.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL)
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Market Harborough
Grant award
£65,969
Project Name
Carers Warm and Well Together

The Carers’ Warm and Well Together project will work with VASL’s Support for Carers (SfC) clients and partners across Leicestershire to support carers to save energy, reduce bills and maximise their incomes whilst maintaining their wellbeing. This will improve the lives of vulnerable carers, their cared for and wider family. The project will skill VASL’s Support for Carers workers to recognise energy issues, provide basic advice, and refer carers for support.  Carers receiving energy support will be followed up across the project and it will give VASL energy-related knowledge and skills for

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The Carers’ Warm and Well Together project will work with VASL’s Support for Carers (SfC) clients and partners across Leicestershire to support carers to save energy, reduce bills and maximise their incomes whilst maintaining their wellbeing. This will improve the lives of vulnerable carers, their cared for and wider family. The project will skill VASL’s Support for Carers workers to recognise energy issues, provide basic advice, and refer carers for support.  Carers receiving energy support will be followed up across the project and it will give VASL energy-related knowledge and skills for the future.

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Tegryn
Grant award
£199,152
Project Name
Community-led Retrofit Service, Wales

A new community led pan-Wales retrofit technical and advisory service for owner occupiers (O/O) and the private rented sector (PRS).  The service will be hosted and delivered through existing trusted community-led organisations and will be based on PAS2035: Retrofitting Dwellings for Improved Energy Efficiency and delivered by accredited Retrofit Assessors and Retrofit Co-ordinators. The project will engage with the able-to-pay market, creating the confidence necessary to stimulate private investment by owner occupiers to carry out deep retrofit.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Citzens Advice Mid Mercia
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Church Gresley
Grant award
£299,830
Project Name
Energy Resilience Alliance: Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Citizens Advice Mid Mercia will lead an innovative collaboration between three Local Citizens Advice, local foodbanks, and Beat the Cold, to identify and engage with vulnerable Foodbank-users in East Staffordshire, Tamworth, Lichfield, Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase. Through this collaboration vulnerable residents will be identified and provided with crisis support as well as holistic energy advice from energy advisors.

 

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Reading Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Reading
Grant award
£207,345
Project Name
Not One Penny More

The project will provide comprehensive and holistic energy advice to 750 people per year and aim to reduce energy bills. The project will build on local partnerships with voluntary and community organisations to increase energy advice referrals, focussing on those areas of highest deprivation, increase home visits and referrals, train advisers and more.

 

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
West Devon Community & Voluntary Services
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Okethampton
Grant award
£128,634
Project Name
Warmer Healthier Homes 2

Warmer Healthier Homes SW Devon (WHH) is the continuation of an existing Energy Redress funded project providing high quality, in depth energy support to vulnerable householders in SW Devon. The project will target the most vulnerable in a wider area with home visits and detailed phone advice, offering crisis grants and small measures, and onward referrals to whole house retrofitting and wellbeing support where possible. WHH provides a unique service in SW Devon in the level of detailed support which leads to a meaningful improvement in the affordability of energy and wellbeing for vulnerable

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Warmer Healthier Homes SW Devon (WHH) is the continuation of an existing Energy Redress funded project providing high quality, in depth energy support to vulnerable householders in SW Devon. The project will target the most vulnerable in a wider area with home visits and detailed phone advice, offering crisis grants and small measures, and onward referrals to whole house retrofitting and wellbeing support where possible. WHH provides a unique service in SW Devon in the level of detailed support which leads to a meaningful improvement in the affordability of energy and wellbeing for vulnerable householders. 

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Darlington Citizens Advice
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Darlington
Grant award
£161,801
Project Name
Energy Focus Local

The project will expand a team of specialist energy advisers to provide intensive advice and support to 1,070 households in vulnerable situations and engage with a further 1,600 throughout Darlington, Redcar, Cleveland and Hartlepool to mitigate the effect of fuel poverty. The project will have two strategic focus areas. It will target tenants living in privately rented accommodation. It will also seek to uplift the numbers of BAME beneficiaries that would otherwise be achieved through its core service offering.

 

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Community Action Northumberland
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Pegswood
Grant award
£80,009
Project Name
Remote Northumberland Energy Advice 2

Community Action Northumberland will provide a high level of support to rural residents through energy advice from energy advisors, including one-to-one advice, group advice. They are committed to reducing fuel poverty and increasing household energy efficiency across Northumberland’s rural communities and will continue to provide a network of warm, energy-efficient community venues acting as focal points for energy support and advice.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Rhondda Cynon Taff Citizens Advice
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Mountain Ash
Grant award
£105,419
Project Name
Empowered 2.0

Empowered 2.0 will enhance the provision of free, in-depth energy advice and support to assist consumers in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) facing fuel poverty due to the cost-of-living crisis and high energy bills. A Specialist Energy Adviser (SEA) will be employed at 37 hours per week, to deliver advice, support and casework, to 805 vulnerable consumers, including: people aged 75+, low-income families and single parents with children under the age of five, people with disabilities, or health conditions, which are exacerbated by cold homes. The SEA will collaborate with advisers and partners (NEST

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Empowered 2.0 will enhance the provision of free, in-depth energy advice and support to assist consumers in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) facing fuel poverty due to the cost-of-living crisis and high energy bills. A Specialist Energy Adviser (SEA) will be employed at 37 hours per week, to deliver advice, support and casework, to 805 vulnerable consumers, including: people aged 75+, low-income families and single parents with children under the age of five, people with disabilities, or health conditions, which are exacerbated by cold homes. The SEA will collaborate with advisers and partners (NEST, Warm Wales, Care and Repair, and the Council’s Energy Team) to achieve this, whilst accepting reciprocal advice referrals. Crisis and capital funds will delivered to help reduce energy bills amongst those in fuel poverty that cannot afford to access such support.

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
CITIZENS ADVICE ROSSENDALE & HYNDBURN
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Accrington
Grant award
£205,375
Project Name
East Lancashire Energy Action (ELEA)

Citizens Advice Rossendale, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley (CARH) are merging with Burnley and Pendle Citizens Advice to create Citizens Advice East Lancashire. East Lancashire Energy Advice (ELEA) will help 4,500 vulnerable people living in fuel poverty to improve their energy use. ELEA will offer holistic energy advice to vulnerable households, including those on low incomes, older people, and people with physical and mental health issues.

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