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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 8
Round 8
Charity
Pure Leapfrog
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
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
  • Evesham
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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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Citizens Advice Rotherham & District
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Rotherham
Grant award
£100,163
Project Name
The Energy Debt Support Service

This project will offer dedicated energy appointments with a specialist debt advisor, to empower and support vulnerable people in Rotherham, in their transition out of fuel poverty.

Support will be delivered through casework, and the advisor will engage directly with suppliers to solve issues people may be experiencing with billing, negotiating payment plans and enquiring about grants with the aim to reduce fuel debt. Additionally, the accredited advisors will work with people to introduce strategies to maximise their income and provide further education around energy-saving techniques.

Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
IMO Charity
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Blackburn
Grant award
£76,956
Project Name
‘Be Warm, Save Money’

The project will build on a previous funded project, and continue to support vulnerable people experiencing fuel poverty in the most deprived areas of Blackburn with Darwen, by giving them the tools and resources they need to save energy, stay warm, reduce their bills, manage debt and access benefits and grants. 

The project will focus exclusively on supporting people who are missing out on vital savings and opportunities because they either have English as a second language and struggle to understand important information, or are older and socially and digitally excluded from accessing the

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The project will build on a previous funded project, and continue to support vulnerable people experiencing fuel poverty in the most deprived areas of Blackburn with Darwen, by giving them the tools and resources they need to save energy, stay warm, reduce their bills, manage debt and access benefits and grants. 

The project will focus exclusively on supporting people who are missing out on vital savings and opportunities because they either have English as a second language and struggle to understand important information, or are older and socially and digitally excluded from accessing the same important information. 

Energy Advisors will deliver 1:1 advice sessions in community drop-ins across nine key locations, making home visits to the most vulnerable community members, providing a regular telephone support service and running monthly community-awareness events packed with vital practical information.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Gloucester
Grant award
£748,355
Project Name
Carbon Negative Household Energy through Pyrolysis

This project will test the financial and operational sustainability of generating carbon-negative electricity and supplying it to Bromford Housing at below market rates, tackling both climate change and fuel poverty. Pyrolysis allows carbon in organic feedstocks (such as woody biomass, sewage sludge or arboreal risings) to be sequestered, thereby resulting in carbon negative heat. This project will be a first-of-a-kind system in the UK and will demonstrate how waste heat energy can be converted to electricity and exported to the grid in a cost-effective manner. 

The project will purchase the

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This project will test the financial and operational sustainability of generating carbon-negative electricity and supplying it to Bromford Housing at below market rates, tackling both climate change and fuel poverty. Pyrolysis allows carbon in organic feedstocks (such as woody biomass, sewage sludge or arboreal risings) to be sequestered, thereby resulting in carbon negative heat. This project will be a first-of-a-kind system in the UK and will demonstrate how waste heat energy can be converted to electricity and exported to the grid in a cost-effective manner. 

The project will purchase the capital equipment necessary to run the trial period to prove the concept. Optimising the running of the plant with reduced associated costs, exploring combined models of electricity output, carbon credits, and biochar sales. Alongside this they will run a research study to design the legal structures for the distribution of the energy to fuel poor households.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Age UK South Lakeland
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • South Lakeland
Grant award
£146,502
Project Name
Energy Advice and Support Project

The project will provide tailored energy advice to vulnerable energy consumers over the age of 50 within the South Lakeland area who are facing difficulty paying energy bills, those who are at risk of, or already in, fuel poverty, and those who are less able to make informed and effective choices with regards to their energy usage and costs.  

As a result of the in-depth energy advice relating to their lived situation and home environment, the project will lower the number of local older people living in fuel poverty, reduce their fuel bills, increase the energy efficiency of their home and

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The project will provide tailored energy advice to vulnerable energy consumers over the age of 50 within the South Lakeland area who are facing difficulty paying energy bills, those who are at risk of, or already in, fuel poverty, and those who are less able to make informed and effective choices with regards to their energy usage and costs.  

As a result of the in-depth energy advice relating to their lived situation and home environment, the project will lower the number of local older people living in fuel poverty, reduce their fuel bills, increase the energy efficiency of their home and ensure that older people feel more able to manage their home environment independently into the future.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Cyngor ar Bopeth Ceredigion Citizens Advice
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Lampeter
Grant award
£156,309
Project Name
Connect | Cysylltu Ceredigion

Ceredigion has a uniquely high proportion of off-gas homes, energy inefficient housing and low-income households. This project aims to reach vulnerable and digitally excluded households in Ceredigion to deliver energy information, advice and support. Proactive communications and a mix of in-person, phone and digital delivery will ensure access for all whilst targeted events and strong referral networks will prioritise those most vulnerable energy consumers. The project will be led by a designated energy team, working with local groups and partner organisations. The project aims to achieve

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Ceredigion has a uniquely high proportion of off-gas homes, energy inefficient housing and low-income households. This project aims to reach vulnerable and digitally excluded households in Ceredigion to deliver energy information, advice and support. Proactive communications and a mix of in-person, phone and digital delivery will ensure access for all whilst targeted events and strong referral networks will prioritise those most vulnerable energy consumers. The project will be led by a designated energy team, working with local groups and partner organisations. The project aims to achieve increased household incomes, reduced energy spending and indebtedness, access to energy efficiency capital measures, as well as greater skills, confidence and resilience for all households.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Inverclyde Community Development Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Greenock
Grant award
£123,779
Project Name
WattWise Inverclyde

The project aims to ensure that the most vulnerable households across Inverclyde can access impartial energy advice, advocacy and support. Weekly drop-in sessions across their community pantries, hub and partner venues, one-to-one appointments at suitable locations across local venues, and workshops focused on energy literacy and energy consumer rights will support households to take control of their energy bills and develop their knowledge and confidence. Advisors will also undertake negotiations with energy suppliers regarding debts and re-payments, as well as referring appropriate

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The project aims to ensure that the most vulnerable households across Inverclyde can access impartial energy advice, advocacy and support. Weekly drop-in sessions across their community pantries, hub and partner venues, one-to-one appointments at suitable locations across local venues, and workshops focused on energy literacy and energy consumer rights will support households to take control of their energy bills and develop their knowledge and confidence. Advisors will also undertake negotiations with energy suppliers regarding debts and re-payments, as well as referring appropriate households to Home Energy Scotland to access national and local schemes for energy efficiency measures to make homes warmer.

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
the Environment Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Southampton
Grant award
£672,379
Project Name
Southern Energy Advice Hub

The project aims to engage with people directly in their communities and support households through retrofits of their own homes, to fundamentally shift the level of awareness, confidence and understanding of the home energy transition across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton. They will create an independent, trusted retrofit advice hub offering a mix of digital, remote and in-person support. They will promote their services and engage homeowners through a network of approximately 50 local community groups with strong support from local authority partners at county, district, town and

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The project aims to engage with people directly in their communities and support households through retrofits of their own homes, to fundamentally shift the level of awareness, confidence and understanding of the home energy transition across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton. They will create an independent, trusted retrofit advice hub offering a mix of digital, remote and in-person support. They will promote their services and engage homeowners through a network of approximately 50 local community groups with strong support from local authority partners at county, district, town and parish council levels. 

They aim to deliver advice and guidance to over 13,000 households, connecting them directly with the growing community of professional retrofit coordinators, surveyors, architects, and installers in Hampshire, and enabling over 2,000 homes to progress their retrofit. The project will increase the number of retrofit projects in the area, as well as the level knowledge and confidence in low carbon technologies. 

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Phase 2
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Age UK Waltham Forest
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£49,769
Project Name
Energy In The Home

The project will build on the energy advice offered by the organisation, and provide training to their staff who visit vulnerable elderly energy consumers at home, from NEA and HEET so that they are able to; identify risk factors that suggest an older person is disadvantaged in the energy market or is struggling to maintain adequate warmth, resolve basic energy related problems, make appropriate internal and external referrals for further support including for income maximisation support, advocacy for complex cases and home energy efficiency improvements.

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