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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 £191 million to fund nearly 755 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
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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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£356,199
Project Name
Age Well Energy Advice

The project aims to provide targeted energy advice and support to vulnerable groups, specifically people over 65 and individuals living with long-term health conditions or disabilities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

They will deliver personalised, one-to-one energy advice through home visits, telephone support, and workshops at community events, reaching individuals who may not otherwise seek support. 

Workshops will cover topics like understanding energy bills, promotion of Priority Service Registers, energy safety, introducing low-carbon technologies, and understanding government schemes. 

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The project aims to provide targeted energy advice and support to vulnerable groups, specifically people over 65 and individuals living with long-term health conditions or disabilities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

They will deliver personalised, one-to-one energy advice through home visits, telephone support, and workshops at community events, reaching individuals who may not otherwise seek support. 

Workshops will cover topics like understanding energy bills, promotion of Priority Service Registers, energy safety, introducing low-carbon technologies, and understanding government schemes. 

One-to-one advice will include managing energy debt, switching suppliers, and accessing financial support such as grants, energy efficiency measures, and benefit entitlements. 

The project will directly support 1,500 unique households per year, helping households reduce their energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and access critical grants and benefits. Through surveys and feedback, they will assess the impact on satisfaction, health, and wellbeing. 

By building long-term resilience, they aim to equip residents with the knowledge and resources needed to manage future energy challenges independently, including the integration of low-carbon technologies. By working with trusted local partners, they will refer clients to additional services and ensure they receive the full support they need. 

Ultimately, the project will empower vulnerable individuals, ensuring they can safely manage their energy needs and reduce fuel poverty.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
North Kensington Community Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£485,133
Project Name
Pan-London Community Owned Solar PV

This project will install 1 MWp of community owned solar PV assets across London by providing partial capital funding to investment ready sites across a consortium of 5 community energy groups, with delivery support from Repowering London (RL) and bridge financing from Repowering Finance (RF). 

The consortium, led by North Kensington Community Energy (NKCE), includes local co-operatives in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Newham, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Barnet. 

The project will generate low-carbon electricity across these boroughs while creating opportunities for inclusion and empowerment for

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This project will install 1 MWp of community owned solar PV assets across London by providing partial capital funding to investment ready sites across a consortium of 5 community energy groups, with delivery support from Repowering London (RL) and bridge financing from Repowering Finance (RF). 

The consortium, led by North Kensington Community Energy (NKCE), includes local co-operatives in Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Newham, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Barnet. 

The project will generate low-carbon electricity across these boroughs while creating opportunities for inclusion and empowerment for consumers who may not otherwise benefit from community energy. The solar PV installations enabled by this project will ultimately generate financial returns, training and development opportunities for those underrepresented in the sector, energy efficiency support initiatives, and community funds for local distribution, both during the grant cycle and across the long-term project cycles. 

The consortium will draw on delivery partner Repowering London’s extensive work to identify technically feasibly sites that are ready for install, with partial capital funding to ensure viability. Community stakeholders linked to these sites, working collaboratively with their local community energy co-op, will be empowered to take local action to reduce carbon emissions. The consortium’s model for community ownership focuses on engaging those traditionally excluded from the benefits of the renewables revolution, which is key to a just transition.

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Phase 2
  • Round 11
Round 11
Charity
South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£447,349
Project Name
RESET: Devon Energy Advice

The project will provide vulnerable energy consumers with intensive energy support in an accessible and equitable way across the region.

They will collaborate with other community energy providers to simplify the advice offer for residents and form new referral pathways. 

Working alongside caseworkers, their experienced communications team will campaign for systemic improvements in the way billing issues are communicated to customers. Their work will culminate in an Energy Justice conference for Devon’s policy makers, driving long-term sustainable change that will focus on the wider determinants

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The project will provide vulnerable energy consumers with intensive energy support in an accessible and equitable way across the region.

They will collaborate with other community energy providers to simplify the advice offer for residents and form new referral pathways. 

Working alongside caseworkers, their experienced communications team will campaign for systemic improvements in the way billing issues are communicated to customers. Their work will culminate in an Energy Justice conference for Devon’s policy makers, driving long-term sustainable change that will focus on the wider determinants of fuel poverty and enable households to move towards living warmer, happier and healthier lives.

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