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 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Paisley
Grant award
£47,029
Project Name
Linstone Energy Savings Support (LESS)

The Linstone Energy Savings Support (LESS) project will provide targeted and intensive advice and support to their most vulnerable tenants to mitigate the issues causing them to experience fuel poverty and make a positive impact on their health and wellbeing. Delivered as part of Linstone's Response Team working in association with other local partners that support those in the most vulnerable.

Phase 1
Round 10
Charity
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Aberdeen
Grant award
£398,815
Project Name
Dundee Home Energy Advice Team (D-HEAT)

The Dundee Home Energy Advice Team (D-HEAT) project in Dundee city will deliver tailored advice to clients identify where small measures such as draughtproofing, LED bulbs and Radiator Panels could make an impact and will provide these measures. They will also offer free and impartial advice to homeowners and private lettings through free home visits and phone advice to support householders out of fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£150,147
Project Name
Smart and Fair Energy Choices Tool

The Smart and Fair Energy Choices Tool will support energy advisors across Great Britain to assess the various smart energy offers available for their clients, in relation to their specific household circumstances. The tool, designed with user and beneficiary input, will allow advisors to give robust tailored advice to each client about the suitability of different available offers, the associated benefits, what is needed to realise them, and the risks involved and how to avoid them.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Penrith
Grant award
£290,946
Project Name
Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria

The Cold to Cosy Homes project will extend their existing services into new parts of Cumbria and will help households keep warm, reduce fuel costs, carbon emissions and help tackle the climate emergency. Their trained Home Energy Advice team will provide home energy advice via Covid-19 safe home visits and virtual visits, plus phone, email and online support. The service will provide energy saving measures, at the advice stage or professionally fitted at a subsequent visit. 

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Shrewsbury
Grant award
£209,472
Project Name
Healthy Homes Shropshire

Healthy Homes Shropshire will build on nearly two decades of local, independent energy advice provided by Marches Energy Agency. The project will reach 1,200 households with energy advice using a freephone service, intensive support for complex problems around billing issues and debt, home visits to explore energy issues and to fit low cost energy efficiency measures.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Totnes
Grant award
£272,909
Project Name
Em-POWER

Em-POWER will help to alleviate fuel poverty in Devon and Cornwall, targeting those living in social housing by partnering in the first instance with LiveWest, the largest housing association covering the area. By giving tenants the resources, advice and support they need to feel confident using their energy systems and managing their energy bills. This project will ensure a pathway for 2,400 households to reach long-term solutions for exiting fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£163,518
Project Name
Futureproof advice support

This Futureproof advice support project will increase uptake of low and zero carbon household energy retrofit by building capacity and expertise within local, independent advice organisations, whose delivery will drive its success. The project will benefit from a partnership with Plymouth Energy Community and Bristol Energy Network, avoiding duplication of effort, learning, and doubling the dissemination network.

Organisations will work together to train advisors and deliver whole-house retrofit plans locally. They will disseminate learning to other energy advice agencies to follow when

This Futureproof advice support project will increase uptake of low and zero carbon household energy retrofit by building capacity and expertise within local, independent advice organisations, whose delivery will drive its success. The project will benefit from a partnership with Plymouth Energy Community and Bristol Energy Network, avoiding duplication of effort, learning, and doubling the dissemination network.

Organisations will work together to train advisors and deliver whole-house retrofit plans locally. They will disseminate learning to other energy advice agencies to follow when producing low-carbon retrofit plans.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Penrith
Grant award
£161,758
Project Name
Retrofit for Cumbria

Working in partnership with Carbon Co-op, URBED and key local communities, the Retrofit for Cumbria project will develop a service that supports comprehensive householder centred energy retrofit. They will build on the findings of the Manchester based People Powered Retrofit project, undertaking research and establishing the systems, training and processes necessary to have:

  1. An economically sustainable one-stop shop retrofit service in Cumbria.
  2. Sufficient skilled contractors to provide quality deep retrofit measures in a wide variety of building types.
  3. Increased householder confidence

Working in partnership with Carbon Co-op, URBED and key local communities, the Retrofit for Cumbria project will develop a service that supports comprehensive householder centred energy retrofit. They will build on the findings of the Manchester based People Powered Retrofit project, undertaking research and establishing the systems, training and processes necessary to have:

  1. An economically sustainable one-stop shop retrofit service in Cumbria.
  2. Sufficient skilled contractors to provide quality deep retrofit measures in a wide variety of building types.
  3. Increased householder confidence, trust and satisfaction in the local supply chain.
  4. Unlocked £1.4million of spend on retrofit in Cumbria.
Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Chepstow
Grant award
£42,250
Project Name
Warmer Monmouthshire

Warmer Monmouthshire will provide Energy Advice for households on low incomes in rural parts of the county and especially in areas off the gas grid. Their new Energy Adviser will provide information, advice and casework for local people, on using energy wisely, help with form filling, negotiation with landlords and other authorities and referrals into other schemes where appropriate.

Phase 1
Round 10
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Manchester
Grant award
£258,969
Project Name
Southway Energy Buddies

The Southway Energy Buddies project will address fuel poverty and promote better awareness of home energy efficiency by delivering comprehensive energy advice to Southway tenants and training to Southway staff to ensure that they are able to identify fuel debt and know how to refer tenants for support. The project will combine awareness raising events, one-to-one advice and support, staff and stakeholder training and peer support to reach as many tenants as possible.

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