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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
Age UK Bolton
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£210,693
Project Name
Energy Advice Service

In collaboration with Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB), the project will enhance their current energy advice services for residents in the borough of Bolton. Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton will provide energy advice to those experiencing fuel stress, while Age UK Bolton will specifically support individuals aged 50 and over. 

Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Community Action Northumberland
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£303,994
Project Name
Powering People

‘Powerless People’ was a short film produced in 2021, highlighting the plight of households in Northumberland currently living with no connection to the electricity grid – over 350 of them. The majority of these households rely on diesel generators to meet their basic electricity needs.

Through ‘Powering People,’ they aim to deliver a wraparound support service to off-grid households in Northumberland, increasing access to sustainable energy solutions and reducing reliance on diesel generators. This project will improve the quality of life for these households while demonstrating a scalable

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‘Powerless People’ was a short film produced in 2021, highlighting the plight of households in Northumberland currently living with no connection to the electricity grid – over 350 of them. The majority of these households rely on diesel generators to meet their basic electricity needs.

Through ‘Powering People,’ they aim to deliver a wraparound support service to off-grid households in Northumberland, increasing access to sustainable energy solutions and reducing reliance on diesel generators. This project will improve the quality of life for these households while demonstrating a scalable model for nationwide implementation in off-electricity grid areas. 

The project will:

  • Deliver direct benefits to future energy consumers currently not connected to a utility company including household energy audits, facilitating access to financial support and grid connection opportunities
  • Reduce carbon emissions from current diesel powered electricity generation
  • Produce carbon reduction assessments for clusters of off-grid properties as the basis for developing community-based energy solutions, creating long-term, sustainable energy access for these isolated communities
  • Use their evidence of issues and solutions to advocate for all off-electricity grid households along with enabling knowledge exchange and raising awareness of solution options
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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
KeyRing-Living Support Networks
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£99,205
Project Name
Time for TEA (Targeted Energy Advice)

This project will deliver energy saving advice and support to vulnerable residents, particularly those who are neurodivergent, those with mental health conditions, and those who struggle to use current services. Expertise and learning will be shared across their national organisation. 

They will provide face-to-face advice at home and in the community, where practical and appropriate advice will also be delivered online. Advice will focus on enabling people to make the changes and adaptations required to reduce their energy use and access more affordable options in the future, alongside crisis

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This project will deliver energy saving advice and support to vulnerable residents, particularly those who are neurodivergent, those with mental health conditions, and those who struggle to use current services. Expertise and learning will be shared across their national organisation. 

They will provide face-to-face advice at home and in the community, where practical and appropriate advice will also be delivered online. Advice will focus on enabling people to make the changes and adaptations required to reduce their energy use and access more affordable options in the future, alongside crisis support. 

The project will identify common gaps in knowledge among this cohort and create easy to read, bespoke resources which are more easily understood by the people they serve. These will be made available on their website and to other partnership organisations. 

In addition, they will train two further people to become energy advisors gaining the City and Guilds Level 3 qualification. This will provide the local community with an ongoing legacy when funding finishes.

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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 1
  • Round 13
Round 13
Charity
Positive Action in Housing
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£83,664
Project Name
Stay Warm Go Green

Stay Warm Go Green is a multi-faceted Energy advice service for BAME/Refugee communities offering targeted multi-lingual Energy saving advice and support, energy awareness workshops, new tenants information pack and distribution of small energy saving measures delivered by a team of qualified Multilingual Energy officers and Community Energy Champions. 

Phase 1
Round 1
Charity
Wigan Warriors Community Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£28,420
Project Name
Energy Champions Programme

We will develop a Community Energy Champion Programme to support those hard to reach vulnerable residents who wouldn’t otherwise engage with our existing affordable warmth service and welfare provision. Our Energy Champion programme will recruit 10 local volunteers from fuel poverty hotspot areas from across the borough to become Community Energy Champions. The volunteers will be recruited based on their existing connections to their local communities and the knowledge and understanding they have of their local areas. They would act as connectors and enable those families who wouldn’t

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We will develop a Community Energy Champion Programme to support those hard to reach vulnerable residents who wouldn’t otherwise engage with our existing affordable warmth service and welfare provision. Our Energy Champion programme will recruit 10 local volunteers from fuel poverty hotspot areas from across the borough to become Community Energy Champions. The volunteers will be recruited based on their existing connections to their local communities and the knowledge and understanding they have of their local areas. They would act as connectors and enable those families who wouldn’t necessarily seek help from public services to access the relevant advice and support. The Champions would help to breakdown those fears and act as link between front line services and the local community.

Our Community Energy Champions will be up skilled and trained to provide brief advice and interventions in energy advice, energy switching , fuel debt. They will understand the professional support available through the AWARM plus service, the wider welfare and lifestyle services and understand how to refer and access those services. The training would include Fuel Poverty and Health, City and Guilds level 2 Energy and fuel Debt advice, and RSPH Understanding Health Improvement, In Mind awareness session and Dementia Friends. As part of our bid we would like to recruit a champion coordinator who would be responsible for identifying, recruiting and supporting the volunteers.

Our bid will also include a PR campaign which would include resources to promote the programme and community road show events at 4 locations.

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