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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 £206 million to fund nearly 761 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 10
Round 10
Charity
Citizens Advice Bradford & Airedale and Bradford Law Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£315,223
Project Name
Energy Support for Vulnerable Clients

The project aims to deliver energy focused advice and support to 2,000 vulnerable households across Bradford, including those in or at risk of fuel poverty.

They will assist households with sorting out billing issues, helping clients deal with fuel debts, apply for capital energy saving programmes, alongside proving advice on energy efficiency, switching tariffs and smart meters.

The project will also focus on developing external stakeholder relationships with Landlords and the Local Authority Housing Standards Department, to help them meet their legal obligations and provide direct referral

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The project aims to deliver energy focused advice and support to 2,000 vulnerable households across Bradford, including those in or at risk of fuel poverty.

They will assist households with sorting out billing issues, helping clients deal with fuel debts, apply for capital energy saving programmes, alongside proving advice on energy efficiency, switching tariffs and smart meters.

The project will also focus on developing external stakeholder relationships with Landlords and the Local Authority Housing Standards Department, to help them meet their legal obligations and provide direct referral paths into the service, offering holistic support to vulnerable clients.  

They will also work together with partners in the community, to promote the service and provide practical support such as applications for grants for insulation. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Futureproof Cumbria
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£855,590
Project Name
Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria

This project will build on a previous project to support another 3,000 vulnerable households to keep warm and healthy, while reducing fuel costs and carbon emissions. 

The project includes in-depth home energy advice visits, plus advice by phone or online and at events. Alongside the installation of low-cost energy saving measures, such as low energy light bulbs, draught-excluders and radiator reflectors. In the second year of the project, they will also be distributing small energy-saving appliances including heated throws, dehumidifiers and air-fryers/ microwaves via the Crisis Fund

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This project will build on a previous project to support another 3,000 vulnerable households to keep warm and healthy, while reducing fuel costs and carbon emissions. 

The project includes in-depth home energy advice visits, plus advice by phone or online and at events. Alongside the installation of low-cost energy saving measures, such as low energy light bulbs, draught-excluders and radiator reflectors. In the second year of the project, they will also be distributing small energy-saving appliances including heated throws, dehumidifiers and air-fryers/ microwaves via the Crisis Fund, continuing their current offer funded via the government’s Household Support Fund.

They will grow and train their network of Energy Champions to promote the service and generate referrals, and will work closely with their extensive network of volunteer community groups to engage local people around home energy, retrofit and renewables. Whilst also developing their strategic referral partnerships with organisations across Cumbria who support vulnerable people, thus providing access to a fuller range of services for beneficiaries.

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£602,960
Project Name
Community Energy Go

The aim of the project is to support community energy in England to grow and scale effectively. It will ensure that more vulnerable and future energy consumers are able to lead and benefit from locally-based initiatives that help communities to better understand own, manage, generate and save energy in their area. 

They'll do this by prototyping a support model for novice community energy actors, helping them to understand their options, build their capabilities and access feasibility funding though a dedicate project specific 1:1 support service, sign-posting to existing resources and group

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The aim of the project is to support community energy in England to grow and scale effectively. It will ensure that more vulnerable and future energy consumers are able to lead and benefit from locally-based initiatives that help communities to better understand own, manage, generate and save energy in their area. 

They'll do this by prototyping a support model for novice community energy actors, helping them to understand their options, build their capabilities and access feasibility funding though a dedicate project specific 1:1 support service, sign-posting to existing resources and group learning activities. 

The project responds to the unpresented scale of ambition set-out in the government’s local power plan. Helping to ensure there is a pipeline of well thought-through projects ready for feasibility funding, that precious volunteer time is optimised, and that experienced community support actors are able to improve and scale their services. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Repowering Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£249,405
Project Name
Urban community solar for Londoners

This project will deliver a portfolio of 2 MWp of investment-ready community-owned rooftop solar sites across the organisation's family of co-operatives, focusing on four boroughs with established community groups or growing co-operatives in Southwark, Hammersmith & Fulham, Newham, and Barnet.

The project will assess the technical and financial viability of a pipeline of sites that have already been identified for community-owned solar, whilst building social infrastructure and viability through the organisation's award-winning programme of inclusive community engagement.

By developing

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This project will deliver a portfolio of 2 MWp of investment-ready community-owned rooftop solar sites across the organisation's family of co-operatives, focusing on four boroughs with established community groups or growing co-operatives in Southwark, Hammersmith & Fulham, Newham, and Barnet.

The project will assess the technical and financial viability of a pipeline of sites that have already been identified for community-owned solar, whilst building social infrastructure and viability through the organisation's award-winning programme of inclusive community engagement.

By developing approximately 500 kWp of rooftop solar capacity that is ready for investment across each of the four boroughs listed above, this project will establish the foundations for the long-term sustainability of inclusive community energy co-operatives in each of these boroughs, enabling them to develop into more holistic community energy service providers led by and for local people. This project will benefit local communities through financial returns, training and development for those underrepresented in the sector, energy efficiency support, and community fund distribution.  

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£249,633
Project Name
Powys Energy For All

This project aims to bring forward local energy for local people, where the benefits are felt by all in the community but specifically the most vulnerable. The project will work closely with communities where energy generation potential has been identified and will accelerate at least 3 of 5 sites from stage 1 to 4 (investment and build ready). All developments will be at least 50% community owned, and income from energy generation will be targeted on those most vulnerable in the community.     

Community capacity will be harnessed and developed, enabling greater community ownership, empowering

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This project aims to bring forward local energy for local people, where the benefits are felt by all in the community but specifically the most vulnerable. The project will work closely with communities where energy generation potential has been identified and will accelerate at least 3 of 5 sites from stage 1 to 4 (investment and build ready). All developments will be at least 50% community owned, and income from energy generation will be targeted on those most vulnerable in the community.     

Community capacity will be harnessed and developed, enabling greater community ownership, empowering them to have influence over energy generation and share in the economic benefits from it. They'll provide training and mentoring to give people the confidence and skills they need to engage in meetings and action groups and manage projects and events.

The project will scope for a selection of potential sites, taking forward the most viable sites, leaving a pipeline of potential projects communities could take forward after the project ends.  

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Argyll, Lomond and the Isles Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£357,062
Project Name
Argyll Energy Advice Service

Home energy advice will be delivered to at least 4500 households, focusing particularly on rural off-gas households, across this large and remote area, where fuel poverty levels are some of the highest in the UK. 

This thorough and comprehensive service will offer a range of energy advice topics to raise awareness, increase resilience and reduce the risk of fuel poverty. Including advice on switching suppliers and tariffs, support dealing with energy companies, and referrals for insulation and heating replacement schemes.

They will offer a mix of home visits, face-to-face advice at events and

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Home energy advice will be delivered to at least 4500 households, focusing particularly on rural off-gas households, across this large and remote area, where fuel poverty levels are some of the highest in the UK. 

This thorough and comprehensive service will offer a range of energy advice topics to raise awareness, increase resilience and reduce the risk of fuel poverty. Including advice on switching suppliers and tariffs, support dealing with energy companies, and referrals for insulation and heating replacement schemes.

They will offer a mix of home visits, face-to-face advice at events and telephone sessions. 

The project will also deliver free training events to at least 250 frontline workers who support vulnerable or disadvantaged people, to help them to recognise and refer fuel-poor households.

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Phase 2
  • Round 10
Round 10
Charity
Outlandish Co-operative Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,454
Project Name
Advanced reporting for community energy groups

Nook CRM is an open source case notes management system for UK community energy groups, with currently 6 groups joining its pilot.

Working in partnership with Plymouth Energy Community and Community Energy South, the project will launch innovations that bring efficiencies to groups’ operations and free advisors to undertake more frontline delivery.

Based on their research these include:

1. Streamlined funder reporting: resource-heavy effort is required of groups to submit regular and accurate reporting data to funders, and manage changing reporting requirements. They will work with funders and

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Nook CRM is an open source case notes management system for UK community energy groups, with currently 6 groups joining its pilot.

Working in partnership with Plymouth Energy Community and Community Energy South, the project will launch innovations that bring efficiencies to groups’ operations and free advisors to undertake more frontline delivery.

Based on their research these include:

1. Streamlined funder reporting: resource-heavy effort is required of groups to submit regular and accurate reporting data to funders, and manage changing reporting requirements. They will work with funders and partner coordinating networks to determine required data and reporting, and then build a centrally-managed (and updated) reporting logic/templates in Nook for groups that have that funder. With a few clicks, groups would be able to generate reports for the funder, slashing the time they spend on reporting. 

2. Standardised metrics to calculate impact: Groups use a range of effort-intensive approaches for calculating impact (energy bill and CO₂ savings). They will provide groups with automated calculations of a range of metrics, or use their own formulae. 

3. Mapping: Managers have requested tools to visualise the geographical impact of their operations (e.g. the types of interventions in their locality), helping teams strategise more effectively. 

4. Continued support and hosting for pilot groups. They also plan to continue making their research and learnings available to the sector.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Burmantofts Community Projects
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£635,086
Project Name
Energy Buddies

The project will provide energy advice to vulnerable residents across Leeds at local foodbanks and one-stop hubs; reaching households who are experiencing considerable financial vulnerability and stress.

Trained advisors will inform households how to find better energy deals and support with debt from energy providers. They will work with the Trussell Trust to set up internal referral pathways to the project, and partner with Green Doctors for advanced energy advice, supply and fitting of energy saving measures.

Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Grand Union Community Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£366,200
Project Name
Heating Kings Langley

This is an ambitious infrastructure project to deliver an innovative 5G ambient temperature heat network to decarbonise over 2,000 homes, two schools, and many local small businesses in the South West Hertfordshire village of Kings Langley. It will stand as an example and blueprint for other low temperature heat networks across the country to speed up their implementation and normalise this as a form of renewable heating. 

The project will build on the completed Stage 2 CEF Study, contracted by Hydrock (now Stantec) and Vital Energi. The report delivered a technical and economic feasibility

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This is an ambitious infrastructure project to deliver an innovative 5G ambient temperature heat network to decarbonise over 2,000 homes, two schools, and many local small businesses in the South West Hertfordshire village of Kings Langley. It will stand as an example and blueprint for other low temperature heat networks across the country to speed up their implementation and normalise this as a form of renewable heating. 

The project will build on the completed Stage 2 CEF Study, contracted by Hydrock (now Stantec) and Vital Energi. The report delivered a technical and economic feasibility study using the prolific chalk aquifer as a heat source for an ambient temperature heat network and confirmed the viability of the project. 

The project will support the ambient temperature heat network to move through permissions, procurements, securing a site, and financial close, including infrastructure deployment, borehole drilling, and financial model to investment, soft market launch and community engagement. 

Implemented at scale, the ambient temperature heat network aims to eliminate the need for gas heating in the most cost effective manner, reducing bills for residents and local major users, reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy security, and providing affordable heating to the community.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Nottingham Energy Partnership
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£235,733
Project Name
The Home Energy Advice Team Hub

The project aims to establish in-person energy efficiency advice services for self-funding homeowners across Nottinghamshire and address the barriers to retrofit of hard-to treat properties. 

The advice service will provide support for consumers for each stage of their retrofit journey, from an initial enquiry about how to improve the energy efficiency of their homes through to the point where installation of retrofit measures takes place. Alongside helping consumers to find grant funding and subsidies where available. 

The project will deliver in-person tools to enhance consumer knowledge and

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The project aims to establish in-person energy efficiency advice services for self-funding homeowners across Nottinghamshire and address the barriers to retrofit of hard-to treat properties. 

The advice service will provide support for consumers for each stage of their retrofit journey, from an initial enquiry about how to improve the energy efficiency of their homes through to the point where installation of retrofit measures takes place. Alongside helping consumers to find grant funding and subsidies where available. 

The project will deliver in-person tools to enhance consumer knowledge and confidence, including retrofit surveys, workshops and events, to help homeowners transition to net zero.

Retrofit surveys will include the following range of tailored personalised reports:

  • Future Fit Home Energy Plan
  • Clean Heat and Power Plan
  • Thermal imaging report (e.g, to check the effectiveness of older cavity wall installations) 

The project will focus on off-gas grid homes, properties in a conservation area, and homes with an EPC rating of D-G. Engagement will be with householders that can afford to invest, incentivising and enabling a greater volume of people to contribute to net zero.

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