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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 £150 million to fund nearly 660 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 8
Round 8
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£689,142
Project Name
Future Energy Landscapes - empowering communities

This project aims to develop an approach to renewable energy development processes that puts communities, and nuanced community conversations, that pro-actively include vulnerable and future consumers, at the heart of identifying and specifying how and where renewable energy projects are developed. 

Through the deployment and further development of the Future Energy Landscapes (FEL) methodology, the project will address critical gaps in community engagement that limits the number of renewable energy projects and opportunities to deliver benefits to local communities.

Direct benefits to local

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This project aims to develop an approach to renewable energy development processes that puts communities, and nuanced community conversations, that pro-actively include vulnerable and future consumers, at the heart of identifying and specifying how and where renewable energy projects are developed. 

Through the deployment and further development of the Future Energy Landscapes (FEL) methodology, the project will address critical gaps in community engagement that limits the number of renewable energy projects and opportunities to deliver benefits to local communities.

Direct benefits to local consumers include ensuring that: new renewable projects are consistent with people’s relationships with local landscapes, opportunities for co-benefits are maximised, local preferences for ownership, co-ownership and influence are explored, innovative options for local retail are considered and community members have the time, space and opportunity to specify their needs and priorities for community benefit funds.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Energy Local CIC
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£289,665
Project Name
Developing a low carbon community future

The project aims to deliver a community heat network powered by local hydropower, solar panels, river water, and home retrofitting, managed under a Community Energy Services Company (CESCO) in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Following a feasibility study, the project will provide training to build the community's capability to operate the CESCO and establish a foundation for expanding the initiative across more villages in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Training community members to manage this network will empower them with valuable skills, create local jobs and strengthen community cohesion. Retrofitting homes for

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The project aims to deliver a community heat network powered by local hydropower, solar panels, river water, and home retrofitting, managed under a Community Energy Services Company (CESCO) in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Following a feasibility study, the project will provide training to build the community's capability to operate the CESCO and establish a foundation for expanding the initiative across more villages in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Training community members to manage this network will empower them with valuable skills, create local jobs and strengthen community cohesion. Retrofitting homes for energy efficiency will improve living conditions, especially for at-risk households facing fuel poverty. The impact will be significantly reduced carbon emissions and energy costs.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
National Energy Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£884,774
Project Name
Better Housing Better Health West Midlands

The project will provide high-quality energy advice and fuel poverty support to 8,000 homes living in fuel poverty across the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). They will utilise a multi-intervention, case management approach that maximises effectiveness in providing households with high-quality energy advice, assistance in acquiring funding, and energy-saving measures. Within this project they will also leverage existing partnerships to provide additional support for households.

Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Citizens Advice Cheshire West
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£274,137
Project Name
Energy for Life

The project will continue to build on successful delivery of a previous project, providing vulnerable residents with tailored in-depth energy advice. The project aims to help residents reduce energy usage and cost through long-term practical and behavioural changes, with follow-up support as needed.

They will expand access channels to advice in various locations. Continue in-person advice through drop-ins, pop-ups, and individual sessions based on built experience from the last two years. Deliver group talks and workshops in the community, and provide referrals to their specialist advice teams

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The project will continue to build on successful delivery of a previous project, providing vulnerable residents with tailored in-depth energy advice. The project aims to help residents reduce energy usage and cost through long-term practical and behavioural changes, with follow-up support as needed.

They will expand access channels to advice in various locations. Continue in-person advice through drop-ins, pop-ups, and individual sessions based on built experience from the last two years. Deliver group talks and workshops in the community, and provide referrals to their specialist advice teams and other relevant services. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Energy Projects Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£803,326
Project Name
Warm and Well

The project will work with health practitioners, local authorities, and other partners to provide advice and support to vulnerable residents in Merseyside, aimed at reducing the detriment they face trying to keep affordably warm at home. Building on and aligning previous Energy Redress funded projects and recent NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Fuel Poverty Pilots, their qualified, specialist Energy Advisors will provide personalised in-depth advice to residents referred directly from clinical teams and their broader community network and referral partner organisations.

The project aims to provide

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The project will work with health practitioners, local authorities, and other partners to provide advice and support to vulnerable residents in Merseyside, aimed at reducing the detriment they face trying to keep affordably warm at home. Building on and aligning previous Energy Redress funded projects and recent NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Fuel Poverty Pilots, their qualified, specialist Energy Advisors will provide personalised in-depth advice to residents referred directly from clinical teams and their broader community network and referral partner organisations.

The project aims to provide detailed, high-quality telephone and face to face energy advice as well as delivering in-home energy advice sessions, highlighting practical ways to reduce energy demand and costs, including better use of existing heating controls, alternative tariffs, and behavioural changes to energy use. They will also support with referrals to other schemes supporting access to Energy Company Obligation and home updgrade grants.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Perth Citizens Advice Bureau
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£194,422
Project Name
Perthshire Energy Saving Network

This project is building on the successful delivery of a previous Energy Redress funded project. The project will continue to help householders lower bills, reduce energy use, provide small energy saving items, challenge incorrect billing and access grants and schemes to help with arrears and property improvements.  They will also refer people to specialist colleagues within their organisation to tackle additional benefits, housing and debt issues, helping in an holistic way to address the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Energy Advisors will support their Perthshire Energy Support Network to

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This project is building on the successful delivery of a previous Energy Redress funded project. The project will continue to help householders lower bills, reduce energy use, provide small energy saving items, challenge incorrect billing and access grants and schemes to help with arrears and property improvements.  They will also refer people to specialist colleagues within their organisation to tackle additional benefits, housing and debt issues, helping in an holistic way to address the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Energy Advisors will support their Perthshire Energy Support Network to reach the elderly, families, single parents and those living rurally. They will also inform and educate local partners, ensuring they are aware of the help the project can provide and how people can access their support. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Citizens Advice East Suffolk
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£48,938
Project Name
Fighting Fuel Poverty

The aim of the project is to make vulnerable residents of East Suffolk aware of energy saving measures available to them, combined with advice on how to access support and make sustainable changes to their energy usage. Energy advice will be provided by trained advisers, who will attend community events to share information more widely in the community. Advice will also be accessible by phone, email and face to face across East Suffolk.

Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Hodan Somali Community
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,384
Project Name
EnergySavers: Empowering Somali and BAME Families

The project aims to address energy-related challenges faced by Somali and other BAME families in West London. This project will provide tailored, culturally relevant energy advice to help these communities reduce energy consumption and lower their energy bills. By engaging 150 households, they aim to deliver comprehensive advice sessions on energy efficiency, grants, and sustainable practices. The project includes outreach sessions in community centres and mosques, distributing bilingual educational materials, and providing one-to-one advice through an advice line and drop-in centre. Home

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The project aims to address energy-related challenges faced by Somali and other BAME families in West London. This project will provide tailored, culturally relevant energy advice to help these communities reduce energy consumption and lower their energy bills. By engaging 150 households, they aim to deliver comprehensive advice sessions on energy efficiency, grants, and sustainable practices. The project includes outreach sessions in community centres and mosques, distributing bilingual educational materials, and providing one-to-one advice through an advice line and drop-in centre. Home energy audits will identify areas for improvement, and they will assist households in applying for grants and subsidies for energy-efficient upgrades. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Pure Leapfrog
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£185,499
Project Name
Community Energy Virtual Microgrids

The project refines a business model design for virtual microgrids, allowing a community energy group to sell electricity at lower prices to local consumers. To achieve this a community would need to be able to access the Balancing and Settlement system, via a Balancing Responsible Party; to design and correctly size generation and storage assets; and to operate control systems. The project will manage these aspects on behalf of the community, alongside ongoing support with the paperwork and administration of implementing and managing this solution. 

This will allow the community to set their

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The project refines a business model design for virtual microgrids, allowing a community energy group to sell electricity at lower prices to local consumers. To achieve this a community would need to be able to access the Balancing and Settlement system, via a Balancing Responsible Party; to design and correctly size generation and storage assets; and to operate control systems. The project will manage these aspects on behalf of the community, alongside ongoing support with the paperwork and administration of implementing and managing this solution. 

This will allow the community to set their own rates for purchasing excess energy spilled to the grid from local renewable energy assets, and selling energy back to local consumers. The project aims to provide local consumers with lower rates for their energy, whilst still generating profit for community benefit (e.g. through a local funding pot).

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Act on Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£1,490,110
Project Name
Warmer Homes West Midlands phase 3

Warmer Homes West Midlands Phase 3 will to continue to build on the work of previous projects, providing an energy advice service for the fuel poor across the West Midlands Combined Authority area, that has already supported over 25,000 individual households across the region. 

Advice will be offered through a team of fully qualified energy advisors, community outreach workers, pathway sector specialists and trainers, over the telephone, through home visits, training sessions, events, clinics and surgeries. They will use innovative technology; driving and stimulating community capacity

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Warmer Homes West Midlands Phase 3 will to continue to build on the work of previous projects, providing an energy advice service for the fuel poor across the West Midlands Combined Authority area, that has already supported over 25,000 individual households across the region. 

Advice will be offered through a team of fully qualified energy advisors, community outreach workers, pathway sector specialists and trainers, over the telephone, through home visits, training sessions, events, clinics and surgeries. They will use innovative technology; driving and stimulating community capacity particularly in excluded and underrepresented groups.

This support will enable more confident, empowered and resourceful consumers regarding their energy use; lowering energy consumption and saving money through changing energy related behaviours.

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