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How community energy can turbocharge the energy transition
Community energy can transform the UK’s energy system – but only if government removes the barriers holding it back.
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New partnership with SSEN and Changeworks expands free advice
CSE has been commissioned to deliver free, personalised energy advice to people across central southern England.
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Summer fuel poverty: why the new price cap is another blow
If you can’t afford to cool your home, the price cap increase announced this week makes a bad situation worse.
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Delivering on Labour’s clean energy mission
A greener, smarter, fairer energy system is within reach.
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Annemieke and Tim’s story
Annemieke and Tim were at a loss for what do to about their home’s mouldy extension. Here’s how taking part in an Open Homes event helped them fin …
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Affordability and debt in the domestic retail market
In the Centre for Sustainable Energy’s (CSE) response to Ofgem’s call for input into Affordability and debt in the domestic retail market, we s …
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Response to default energy tariffs for households: call for evidence
In our response to the default energy tariffs for households call for evidence CSE highlights a move to half-hourly electricity pricing could leave pe …
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Working towards a people-centred sustainable transition
Megan shares her experiences of working with communities to take action on climate change and fuel poverty.
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Lack of translation services leaves energy consumers out in the cold
Only two of the UK’s 12 largest energy suppliers offer translation services to customers who don’t speak English.
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Response to the Future Homes Standard consultation
In our response to the FHS we look at the standards which are supposed to take us to net zero emissions.
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CSE awarded Independent Research Organisation status by UKRI
We’re now an Independent Research Organisation recognised by UK Research and Innovation; a status only awarded to organisations with a strong ability …
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Community Buildings are Thrive-ing across the UK
How more than £37k was distributed to community groups to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.
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Price cap levelisation: progress made but more work needed
Victory for vulnerable households who’ve paid an unfair premium for decades
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Debate on the embodied carbon of retrofit
While home improvements can make homes operate at net zero, it takes a lot of energy – or embodied carbon – to make those necessary changes.
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Could using and supplying energy more smartly reduce the need for grid reinforcement?
CSE’s policy officer Dan Stone on the links between grid reinforcement, smoothing out energy demand, community energy, and building consent for renewa …
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