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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 £213 million to fund nearly 790 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 5
Round 5
Charity
Bromley by Bow Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£247,623
Project Name
PowerBank

The project will deliver high-quality energy advice to the most vulnerable residents of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney, with the aim of reducing fuel poverty and improving energy efficiency. It will provide residents with immediate one-to-one support necessary to overcome acute difficulties with energy bills, longer-term resilience to withstand on-going pressures to pay their energy bills and additional support for those people with more complex needs. The project will be delivered from their Centre, and from local foodbanks and food pantries in the area.

Phase 2
  • Round 5
Round 5
Charity
Awel Aman Tawe
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£226,942
Project Name
Ynni Cymunedol / Community Energy

This project will develop an energy efficiency programme, utilising both traditional energy advice methods as well as their community activities to engage vulnerable people. Their energy efficiency advisors / retrofit assessors will provide energy saving advice to households. Their low carbon education centre in Cwmgors will be open to households to visit to learn about sustainable living. They will also deliver energy saving advice within schools to help pupils and staff reduce their carbon footprint, and encourage similar action at home.

Phase 2
  • Round 5
Round 5
Charity
Citizens Advice Diss, Thetford and District
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£231,248
Project Name
Norfolk Warm and Wise

The project aims to empower households to deal with energy bills and efficiency in the home, by providing quality-assured, personalised energy advice. The free, independent, confidential and impartial energy advice will be delivered via freephone, email and online. Face-to-face sessions for households needing extra support will also be accessible via their offices and outreach locations in the area. The energy advice and support offered will cover a range of topics including:

  • Advice on dealing with energy debts.
  • How to understand bills, read meters and resolve disputes with energy companies.
  • Guid
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The project aims to empower households to deal with energy bills and efficiency in the home, by providing quality-assured, personalised energy advice. The free, independent, confidential and impartial energy advice will be delivered via freephone, email and online. Face-to-face sessions for households needing extra support will also be accessible via their offices and outreach locations in the area. The energy advice and support offered will cover a range of topics including:

  • Advice on dealing with energy debts.
  • How to understand bills, read meters and resolve disputes with energy companies.
  • Guidance on free or low-cost changes that can be made around the home to reduce energy usage.
  • Assessing the energy efficiency of your home.
  • Advising on energy improvement funding schemes.
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Phase 2
  • Round 5
Round 5
Charity
Community Energy Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,598
Project Name
Energy Matters for Health Care

This is an energy advice project targeting support to people with significant health conditions, who are especially vulnerable to cold and excessive heat. 

As part of the project, their specialist energy advisor will attend regular clinics run by NHS Respiratory and Cardiac Rehabilitation teams, to provide energy saving advice and signpost to additional support. Connecting participants to schemes aimed at improving insulation in the home and addressing issues with heating systems and in-home ventilation and air quality will ensure that these households are more able to tackle issues of cold and

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This is an energy advice project targeting support to people with significant health conditions, who are especially vulnerable to cold and excessive heat. 

As part of the project, their specialist energy advisor will attend regular clinics run by NHS Respiratory and Cardiac Rehabilitation teams, to provide energy saving advice and signpost to additional support. Connecting participants to schemes aimed at improving insulation in the home and addressing issues with heating systems and in-home ventilation and air quality will ensure that these households are more able to tackle issues of cold and excess heat.

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Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£269,606
Project Name
Home Visit Advanced

The project will provide a Energy Health Checks service to 1,000 vulnerable households across Somerset, West of England, Wiltshire and Swindon. Energy Health Checks has been designed by their advisors, in consultation with beneficiaries and referral partners, to provide in-depth Home Visits to vulnerable people needing more in-depth advice than normal home visits or from phone calls.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Macmillan Cancer Support
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£426,307
Project Name
Tackling fuel poverty caused by cancer 2024

The project aims to meet the ongoing demand for energy advice and support for people with cancer. They will support people with cancer by providing energy advice, financial support, and signposting to fuel poverty services.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Whitley Bay Big Local
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£48,806
Project Name
Draught Includers 2

The project aims to engage vulnerable people in community activities and support them to get the help they need to keep their properties warm and their bills under control. The project will be delivered through community outreach, telephone calls, and home visits. They will provide information to help people understand their bills and how to reduce day to day costs as well as giving specific advice around energy usage and bills. They will also distribute small measures tailored to people's needs to help people reduce their home energy costs. 

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Citizens Advice Sutton
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£171,957
Project Name
Energymax

The project aims to address increased demand for energy advice. Working in partnership with Thinking Works, qualified staff in specialist energy advice, will provide a deeper and broader range of energy advice to vulnerable consumers. 

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Unity in Community
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£296,454
Project Name
HEAT (Hull Energy Action Team)

The project will provide advice and support to vulnerable households living within Hull. The project aims to educate local households, so that they will be able to make informed decisions regarding their energy usage, and also to work towards changing individual behaviours. They will deliver energy awareness workshops across the City, to engage with a wide audience.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Housing Association Charitable Trust
Grant award
£249,353
Project Name
Retrofit Credits - Local Circular Economies

The project unlocks investment in residential retrofit by verifying the emission reductions and social value of retrofit projects and originating high quality carbon credits backed by the resulting emission reductions. Building on a methodology which allows them to generate and sell carbon credits, the project will focus on bringing together a range of stakeholders to help accelerate the decarbonisation of UK housing stock. 

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