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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 £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 2
Round 4
Charity
North Devon Voluntary Service
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Barnstaple
Grant award
£184,113
Project Name
Warmer Homes Phase 2

This project will continue the work to support vulnerable and fuel-poor households with practical energy saving advice and measures. The partnership between One Northern Devon Fuel Poverty group as a key stakeholder, and 361 Energy as delivery partner remains at the core of the project. The scope of the project will remain on hospital, NHS teams, home care providers and will extend to home care providers and third sector groups working with minority communities.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Totnes Renewable Energy Society Ltd (TRESOC)
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Totnes
Grant award
£119,512
Project Name
Energy Local Totnes

Energy Local Totnes (ELT) is a club for buying and selling locally-generated renewable electricity at a fair price, saving domestic customer members money off their bills and at the same time helping to reduce their carbon emissions. Households that sign up to ELT will purchase 100% green electricity at a competitive price. For the first year the price for locally generated renewable energy is set at 19.5pkWh, compared to the average bill of 33pkWh. ELT is innovative, as it is the first Energy Local "Plus" club, which can continue to grow by the addition of small-scale generation, balanced by

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Energy Local Totnes (ELT) is a club for buying and selling locally-generated renewable electricity at a fair price, saving domestic customer members money off their bills and at the same time helping to reduce their carbon emissions. Households that sign up to ELT will purchase 100% green electricity at a competitive price. For the first year the price for locally generated renewable energy is set at 19.5pkWh, compared to the average bill of 33pkWh. ELT is innovative, as it is the first Energy Local "Plus" club, which can continue to grow by the addition of small-scale generation, balanced by new customers, supporting and greening the local economy.

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Age UK Lambeth
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£219,598
Project Name
Lambeth Energy Boost

The Connect Lambeth consortium will support Lambeth residents struggling with energy poverty through high quality energy advice, and holistic support with partners to improve their financial resilience, enabling them to meet the cost of energy bills. ‘Lambeth Energy Boost’ is designed to engage with those residents most at risk from fluctuations in the cost of their energy.  A targeted community engagement program delivered in food banks, community centres and general practices and will help meet the needs of the most vulnerable and hard to reach who engage less in statutory and community

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The Connect Lambeth consortium will support Lambeth residents struggling with energy poverty through high quality energy advice, and holistic support with partners to improve their financial resilience, enabling them to meet the cost of energy bills. ‘Lambeth Energy Boost’ is designed to engage with those residents most at risk from fluctuations in the cost of their energy.  A targeted community engagement program delivered in food banks, community centres and general practices and will help meet the needs of the most vulnerable and hard to reach who engage less in statutory and community services. 

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£277,779
Project Name
WHAM 2 (Warmer Homes, Advice, Money)

Centre for Sustainable Energy will continue the Warmer Homes Advice and Money project (WHAM), which supports Bristol and North Somerset’s most vulnerable residents – giving advice on energy, money and benefits, and carrying out home repairs WHAM ensures vulnerable households (those in fuel poverty and/or whose health or circumstances make them vulnerable to a cold home) can freely access optimum in-depth and expert support of Bristol and North Somerset’s leading organisations tackling all aspects of fuel poverty: CSE (energy); Talking Money, Citizens Advice Bristol and North Somerset (CA)

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Centre for Sustainable Energy will continue the Warmer Homes Advice and Money project (WHAM), which supports Bristol and North Somerset’s most vulnerable residents – giving advice on energy, money and benefits, and carrying out home repairs WHAM ensures vulnerable households (those in fuel poverty and/or whose health or circumstances make them vulnerable to a cold home) can freely access optimum in-depth and expert support of Bristol and North Somerset’s leading organisations tackling all aspects of fuel poverty: CSE (energy); Talking Money, Citizens Advice Bristol and North Somerset (CA), North Bristol Advice Centre (NBAC) (financial capabilities), WE Care & AMS Electrical (housing improvement).

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
PEC Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Plymouth
Grant award
£169,984
Project Name
Plymouth Community Solar

Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) is a developing a community owned solar farm in partnership with South West Water (SWW) and Four Greens Community Trust, a local CIC focused on tackling poverty, social isolation, and health inequalities. The project will deliver a community owned solar site with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) established with SWW providing a long-term income for the community to deliver further community projects. The funding to take this project through the next stage of development.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL)
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Market Harborough
Grant award
£65,969
Project Name
Carers Warm and Well Together

The Carers’ Warm and Well Together project will work with VASL’s Support for Carers (SfC) clients and partners across Leicestershire to support carers to save energy, reduce bills and maximise their incomes whilst maintaining their wellbeing. This will improve the lives of vulnerable carers, their cared for and wider family. The project will skill VASL’s Support for Carers workers to recognise energy issues, provide basic advice, and refer carers for support.  Carers receiving energy support will be followed up across the project and it will give VASL energy-related knowledge and skills for

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The Carers’ Warm and Well Together project will work with VASL’s Support for Carers (SfC) clients and partners across Leicestershire to support carers to save energy, reduce bills and maximise their incomes whilst maintaining their wellbeing. This will improve the lives of vulnerable carers, their cared for and wider family. The project will skill VASL’s Support for Carers workers to recognise energy issues, provide basic advice, and refer carers for support.  Carers receiving energy support will be followed up across the project and it will give VASL energy-related knowledge and skills for the future.

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Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Tegryn
Grant award
£199,152
Project Name
Community-led Retrofit Service, Wales

A new community led pan-Wales retrofit technical and advisory service for owner occupiers (O/O) and the private rented sector (PRS).  The service will be hosted and delivered through existing trusted community-led organisations and will be based on PAS2035: Retrofitting Dwellings for Improved Energy Efficiency and delivered by accredited Retrofit Assessors and Retrofit Co-ordinators. The project will engage with the able-to-pay market, creating the confidence necessary to stimulate private investment by owner occupiers to carry out deep retrofit.

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Citzens Advice Mid Mercia
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Church Gresley
Grant award
£299,830
Project Name
Energy Resilience Alliance: Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Citizens Advice Mid Mercia will lead an innovative collaboration between three Local Citizens Advice, local foodbanks, and Beat the Cold, to identify and engage with vulnerable Foodbank-users in East Staffordshire, Tamworth, Lichfield, Stafford, South Staffordshire and Cannock Chase. Through this collaboration vulnerable residents will be identified and provided with crisis support as well as holistic energy advice from energy advisors.

 

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
Reading Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Reading
Grant award
£207,345
Project Name
Not One Penny More

The project will provide comprehensive and holistic energy advice to 750 people per year and aim to reduce energy bills. The project will build on local partnerships with voluntary and community organisations to increase energy advice referrals, focussing on those areas of highest deprivation, increase home visits and referrals, train advisers and more.

 

Phase 2
Round 4
Charity
West Devon Community & Voluntary Services
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Okethampton
Grant award
£128,634
Project Name
Warmer Healthier Homes 2

Warmer Healthier Homes SW Devon (WHH) is the continuation of an existing Energy Redress funded project providing high quality, in depth energy support to vulnerable householders in SW Devon. The project will target the most vulnerable in a wider area with home visits and detailed phone advice, offering crisis grants and small measures, and onward referrals to whole house retrofitting and wellbeing support where possible. WHH provides a unique service in SW Devon in the level of detailed support which leads to a meaningful improvement in the affordability of energy and wellbeing for vulnerable

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Warmer Healthier Homes SW Devon (WHH) is the continuation of an existing Energy Redress funded project providing high quality, in depth energy support to vulnerable householders in SW Devon. The project will target the most vulnerable in a wider area with home visits and detailed phone advice, offering crisis grants and small measures, and onward referrals to whole house retrofitting and wellbeing support where possible. WHH provides a unique service in SW Devon in the level of detailed support which leads to a meaningful improvement in the affordability of energy and wellbeing for vulnerable householders. 

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