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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 £150 million to fund nearly 721 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 11
Round 11
Charity
Rural Cambs Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£270,000
Project Name
Rural Cambridgeshire Community Energy Advice

The project aims to support 2,000 households across rural Cambridgeshire to reduce energy costs, improve home comfort, and contribute to environmental sustainability by lowering carbon emissions. Their focus will be to effectively reach vulnerable households who require energy advice in the home and within local community venues. Alongside offering telephone and video appointments. 

By collaborating with other charities, agencies and organisations to reach the most vulnerable households, the project aims to address critical social, economic, and environmental challenges in the region; improving

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The project aims to support 2,000 households across rural Cambridgeshire to reduce energy costs, improve home comfort, and contribute to environmental sustainability by lowering carbon emissions. Their focus will be to effectively reach vulnerable households who require energy advice in the home and within local community venues. Alongside offering telephone and video appointments. 

By collaborating with other charities, agencies and organisations to reach the most vulnerable households, the project aims to address critical social, economic, and environmental challenges in the region; improving the lives and resilience of beneficiaries. 

They will deliver comprehensive, tailored energy advice, and provide short term relief to those facing self-disconnection because of lack of funds. As well as improving client confidence in energy efficiency improvements and government schemes to provide longer term sustainable, affordable solutions. Empowering residents to successfully manage their own energy usage in the future and manage unforeseen issues.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Ashden Climate Solutions
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£89,753
Project Name
Energise Grimsby: Solar Streets

This project will develop a viable and scalable business model to share solar surpluses from the re-developed Ice Factory on the Grimsby docks, and install rooftop solar and batteries at no up-front cost to low income, terraced homes, including those in the private rented sector in the East Marsh area of Grimsby. 

The project will consist of two phases:

Phase 1 – Community consultation and business model development. Testing the social, technical, legal and economic feasibility of three alternative business models for the sharing of solar surpluses and installation of rooftop solar to terraces

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This project will develop a viable and scalable business model to share solar surpluses from the re-developed Ice Factory on the Grimsby docks, and install rooftop solar and batteries at no up-front cost to low income, terraced homes, including those in the private rented sector in the East Marsh area of Grimsby. 

The project will consist of two phases:

Phase 1 – Community consultation and business model development. Testing the social, technical, legal and economic feasibility of three alternative business models for the sharing of solar surpluses and installation of rooftop solar to terraces in the East Marsh, working with Ashden Awards winners: 

  • Scaling individual solar and batteries: Energise Barnsley model - Ashden Winner 2024
  • Behind the meter microgrid and collective battery: Emergent Energy model - Ashden Runner Up 2024
  • Local energy club (in front of meter) and collective battery: Energy Local model – Ashden Winner 2018 

Phase 2 – Detailed business and community investment plan. Developing an investment ready plan to attract a mix of philanthropic, public and community investment for 250+ home pilot (200 homes to receive gifted solar from the Grimsby Docks Ice Factory re-development and 50 homes direct PV installation).

The project is a partnership between East Marsh United (EMU), Ashden Climate Solutions, Create Streets, the University of York and GY900 Ltd.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£246,725
Project Name
Unlocker

The project will support the development of community renewable energy initiatives in South West Wales. Experienced professionals, alongside specialist consultancy, will advance key projects and drive the just energy transition by unlocking new community-led renewable electricity generation. 

These projects will either expand CARE’s existing generation, with proceeds used for vulnerable energy consumer support, or kickstart generation with community groups new to renewable energy projects, benefiting local populations. 

Their work will focus on four key areas: 

  • Empowering rural, disadvantaged
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The project will support the development of community renewable energy initiatives in South West Wales. Experienced professionals, alongside specialist consultancy, will advance key projects and drive the just energy transition by unlocking new community-led renewable electricity generation. 

These projects will either expand CARE’s existing generation, with proceeds used for vulnerable energy consumer support, or kickstart generation with community groups new to renewable energy projects, benefiting local populations. 

Their work will focus on four key areas: 

  • Empowering rural, disadvantaged communities with Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) in community facilities owned by village halls, not4profits and sports groups etc. These systems will lower energy costs, improve sustainability, maintain and enhance services while creating jobs and upskilling trades.
  • Developing long-term sustainable income to support vulnerable residents through existing projects, like their hybrid solar park at Trefawr Farm; and new "Direct Power for Communities" projects that will generate resources by linking new community generators with high demand from institutions and businesses.
  • Scoping for larger, innovative renewable energy projects that will pilot local energy trading, to directly reduce bills.
  • Assisting Ynni Bro Rhian, a new community energy group, to establish their generator for local benefit.
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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Moray Food Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£81,119
Project Name
Combat Poverty - Energy Advice Service

This project will develop an energy advice service, to support residents experiencing different aspects of poverty, that will work alongside their existing money advice service. Offering a "one-stop" approach for support. They will provide energy advice to people in or at risk of fuel poverty; these may be clients through any of their services, volunteers, or clients of partner organisations. 

They will undertake home visits to offer energy advice and financial support where appropriate; including advice around energy debt; and where possible, assist with any supplier issues.

Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£778,832
Project Name
Empowering Energy Communities

The project will support vulnerable households across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire who are experiencing, or are at risk of fuel poverty. Focusing on working with households to access current technology that will enable them to make lasting changes to how they navigate their energy situations. 

Community-based energy advisers will adopt a holistic approach to energy advice, working with clients in their homes to identify, prioritise, and implement strategies for energy efficiency. Including support with energy usuage, and accessing grants or other resources to manage

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The project will support vulnerable households across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire who are experiencing, or are at risk of fuel poverty. Focusing on working with households to access current technology that will enable them to make lasting changes to how they navigate their energy situations. 

Community-based energy advisers will adopt a holistic approach to energy advice, working with clients in their homes to identify, prioritise, and implement strategies for energy efficiency. Including support with energy usuage, and accessing grants or other resources to manage their bills more effectively. This comprehensive support will help reduce costs, lower carbon footprints, and alleviate stress for these vulnerable households, fostering lasting change in their behaviour and in their lives.

This initiative is a collaboration between Severn Wye, Integrated Healthcare, Age UK, and other community organisations. They will collectively engage with diverse communities, including those with health conditions, older adults, and individuals living in areas of deprivation. By collaborating with frontline services and implementing two-way referrals with trusted partners, they aim to reach those who are in need of support. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Bath and West Community Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£656,258
Project Name
Fairy Hill Solar Farm

Fairy Hill Solar farm is a 2.2MW DC community owned project which has two grid connections at different voltage levels. This unusual design presents a unique opportunity to explore a combination of power purchase agreements at the different voltage levels, creating a significant potential to de-risk the project. 

The low voltage connection opens-up their ability to establish a local supply club. Any low voltage surplus not required by the club will be sold alongside electricity from the high voltage connection to the local authority. A long-term virtual power purchasing agreement (VPPA) will be

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Fairy Hill Solar farm is a 2.2MW DC community owned project which has two grid connections at different voltage levels. This unusual design presents a unique opportunity to explore a combination of power purchase agreements at the different voltage levels, creating a significant potential to de-risk the project. 

The low voltage connection opens-up their ability to establish a local supply club. Any low voltage surplus not required by the club will be sold alongside electricity from the high voltage connection to the local authority. A long-term virtual power purchasing agreement (VPPA) will be negotiated with the local authority, to provide long term price security, a critical factor to the project’s viability. 

The local supply club will directly benefit local residents, including those in social housing located near to the solar farm. The local authority will benefit from the project’s carbon savings. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Derby City Mission Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£91,506
Project Name
Energy Advice in Inner City Derby

The project aims to alleviate and prevent fuel poverty and crisis, with the goal of reducing the severe social and economic disadvantage in Derby, by providing energy advice to those most in need. 

Advice will be delivered at five clinics located in churches and community centres across the area. These clinics are relied on by City services and support focused organisations; clients will be referred through a range of partners including social housing providers, food banks, health and social care, churches and other community services. 

As part of the project, they will also produce an energy

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The project aims to alleviate and prevent fuel poverty and crisis, with the goal of reducing the severe social and economic disadvantage in Derby, by providing energy advice to those most in need. 

Advice will be delivered at five clinics located in churches and community centres across the area. These clinics are relied on by City services and support focused organisations; clients will be referred through a range of partners including social housing providers, food banks, health and social care, churches and other community services. 

As part of the project, they will also produce an energy leaflet targeted at common issues, and provide warm packs for those facing crisis.

Where necessary, the team will also refer clients to National Energy Action and relevant City wide services for additional support.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Nadder Community Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£70,000
Project Name
Nadder Community Energy Project

The project aims to contribute to net zero through a two-pronged community-based initiative.

They will install and maintain a community-owned 262 kWp solar PV ground-mounted array to be situated on a chicken farm near Tisbury, south-west Wiltshire. They will act as 'the generator'. Capital costs will be raised by a local community share offer supplemented with grants. 

Linked to this, they intend to set up an “Energy Local” type scheme to provide cheaper, cleaner electricity to around 50-120 local households who sign up to a collective ('club') purchasing scheme in the same substation area as

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The project aims to contribute to net zero through a two-pronged community-based initiative.

They will install and maintain a community-owned 262 kWp solar PV ground-mounted array to be situated on a chicken farm near Tisbury, south-west Wiltshire. They will act as 'the generator'. Capital costs will be raised by a local community share offer supplemented with grants. 

Linked to this, they intend to set up an “Energy Local” type scheme to provide cheaper, cleaner electricity to around 50-120 local households who sign up to a collective ('club') purchasing scheme in the same substation area as the new solar array. The Energy Local type model connects the club with the local generator and a designated electricity supplier to agree a special tariff for the locally generated solar energy plus a 'time-of-use' tariff for when the array is not generating. Unused energy will be exported to the grid. 

Surplus income accrued by the generator will be spent on low-carbon or energy-saving community initiatives in the local area.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
South East London Community Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£100,137
Project Name
Southeast Social Solar Scale Up

This project aims to accelerate the development of community owned renewable energy; scaling up both community owned renewable generation as well as the social benefits of the net zero energy transition for South East London. 

They will deliver technical feasibility development work for 5 community owned renewable energy sites, progressing them from stage 2 to 4; ready for community share offer and installation. 

The project is designed to maximise benefit flows to their Fuel Poverty fund, that powers the energy advice service, workshops, and in-home efficiency interventions they deliver to help

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This project aims to accelerate the development of community owned renewable energy; scaling up both community owned renewable generation as well as the social benefits of the net zero energy transition for South East London. 

They will deliver technical feasibility development work for 5 community owned renewable energy sites, progressing them from stage 2 to 4; ready for community share offer and installation. 

The project is designed to maximise benefit flows to their Fuel Poverty fund, that powers the energy advice service, workshops, and in-home efficiency interventions they deliver to help energy consumers in vulnerable situations in South East London (over 4,000 households supported to date). 

Demonstrating that a rapid scale up of capacity and capability can unlock future self-financing of feasibility and a long term, rolling fuel poverty fund to benefit energy consumers in vulnerable situations in a self sustaining, strategic manner.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Bristol Energy Cooperative
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£242,543
Project Name
Springs Farm

The project is a community-owned renewable energy installation in South Gloucestershire, close to Bristol. The installation will consist of a 1MW wind turbine, a 2MW ground-mounted solar array and a battery rated at 1MW/3MWh, connected behind a single grid connection via an innovative DC-coupled system to manage export volumes. 

This model has been developed to maximise clean energy generation, carbon emission reductions and community benefit, within the highly constrained local grid capacity. 

The project is expected to generate 4,447MWh per year, enough clean power to supply around 1,400

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The project is a community-owned renewable energy installation in South Gloucestershire, close to Bristol. The installation will consist of a 1MW wind turbine, a 2MW ground-mounted solar array and a battery rated at 1MW/3MWh, connected behind a single grid connection via an innovative DC-coupled system to manage export volumes. 

This model has been developed to maximise clean energy generation, carbon emission reductions and community benefit, within the highly constrained local grid capacity. 

The project is expected to generate 4,447MWh per year, enough clean power to supply around 1,400 households. Over the projects lifetime this is expected to save approximately 5,900 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Power will be exported to the grid under purchase agreements with energy suppliers or other offtakers.

The project will be community-owned and protected by an asset lock. Revenues will be used to provide community benefit funding which will be distributed in the form of grants and practical support in the local area.

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