Improve your community building

Energy efficiency grants of up to £1,000 in Midlands, South West & South Wales

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'System must be beyond influence of suppliers'

Our response to Ofgem consultation

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Preventing illness by tackling cold homes

Review of one of CSE’s flagship projects of 2015

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The ’Chariot’ kit ...

High-tech sensors and web apps for more engaging energy advice

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Take part in Bright Green Future

We’re looking for young people (14-17) who want to make a difference

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Guidance for community energy groups

How to identify suitable areas for onshore wind development in your neighbourhood plan

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Smart energy data

There'll soon be a lot of it. So what, in the public interest, can we do with it all?

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Neighbourhood planning support

We've updated our popular guidebook on low carbon neighbourhood planning

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Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration

Sharing progress so far

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News & views

Topics

Where do I go for community energy resources?
22 September 2016
Vacancy: Research Project Worker
Vacancy: Research Project Worker
20 September 2016
Last time round we helped a household save £600 on their heating bill
Big Energy Saving Network
16 September 2016
Helping Bristol households apply for Warm Home Discount
13 September 2016
John Bowman and Andy Lawrence with a new draught-proof window for Merriott Village Hall, a much used community venue in Somerset
WPD reopen popular energy efficiency grant
12 September 2016
Rachel Kent receives her heat hero award from Andrew Murrison MP at the House of Commons
Rachel is a Heat Hero
8 September 2016
A summery day at Salisbury Market
Heat and Eat events in Wiltshire
31 August 2016
Voluntary redress payments are levied on energy companies when Ofgem decides there is sufficient evidence of poor practice or missed energy saving targets
Our response to Ofgem consultation on allocation of voluntary redress payments
25 August 2016
Our response to BEIS consultation on Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
Our response to BEIS consultation on Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
23 August 2016
The fund will help organisations to tackle fuel poverty and improve wellbeing, particularly through the delivery of energy advice
Grants awarded to local energy advice services
22 August 2016
Laying district heating pipes. [Photo: Vital Energi, used with permission]
Social landlords - lend us your views ...
29 July 2016
Bright Green Future – not too late to join
Bright Green Future – not too late to join
27 July 2016
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Our work

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The new boiler, with giant rosette, being installed at The Arts Factory in the Rhondda Valley, a beneficiary of the last round of WPD Community Chest funding.
WPD Community Chest (2016)
Local energy
These insulated pipes connect a new building to University of Warwick's campus-wide combined heat and power system. Similar ones can connect clusters of homes.
Social landlords and district heating
Research
Back: four different kinds of sensor in use in Chariot. Front: the data hub
High-tech sensors and web apps for more engaging energy advice
Research
Energy advice can help households to lower and manage their bills
WPD Affordable Warmth Local Action Fund
Local energy
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Resources

Type

Capability Statement: Support for neighbourhood planning
Capability Statement: Support for neighbourhood planning
23 September 2016 | 323kB | PDF file
Reports & publications
Home Energy Team (with BSL)
Home Energy Team (with BSL)
20 July 2016
Videos
Understanding gas and electricity bills
Understanding gas and electricity bills
13 July 2016 | 499kB | PDF file
Advice leaflets
Preventing Illness by Tackling Cold Homes
Preventing Illness by Tackling Cold Homes
Summary of work carried out in 2016
7 June 2016 | 1MB | PDF file
Reports & publications
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