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Energy Efficiency

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Advice and guidance on ways to save money at home by using energy more efficiently.

An energy efficient home costs less to run. Many of the measures you can take to make your home more efficient - such as radiator panels, low energy light bulbs, and insulation - will more than pay for themselves in the months following installation. The Energy Saving Trust website provides information on all the steps you can take to make your home more efficient, and complete an energy saving checklist.

The Save Energy, Money and the Environment Guide gives information on grants, discounts and how to make your home more energy efficient. Download it at the foot of this page.

The best place to start is to complete our home energy survey - please contact us to request a copy - to identify what improvements would save you the most money and have the greatest impact on reducing your energy consumption. You can also complete a home energy survey online on the Save Energy website.  


Contact the Community Energy Officer:
You can contact Sheila Hood, Community Energy Officer, by telephone on 0115 914 8560 or by email to energy@rushcliffe.gov.uk.


Energy Saving Trust - for advice on saving energy and money 25/06/2009

Funded by government, the Energy Saving Trust provides free, impartial, expert advice on saving energy.


Wartime spirit to cut down on waste 02/04/2009

The majority of East Midlands' residents believe the country should once again embrace the wartime spirit in an effort to cut down on waste, according to research from the Energy Saving Trust, the UK's leading organisation set up to help people fight climate change.


Eco product reviews 11/02/2009

Reviews of eco products in the Energy Saving Trust website.


Beat the electricity price rise by using LED light bulbs 04/02/2009

Information about low energy lightbulbs and examples of the types available.


Fact and fiction about low energy bulbs 04/02/2009

Ordinary filament light bulbs guzzle energy and they will be disappearing from shops in 2009.


Get thrifty 04/02/2009

Some thrifty green tips from Mike and Linda Bee from Radcliffe on Trent.


Gas or no gas – an alternative approach! 03/02/2009

Pat Jones who lives in West Bridgford with husband Cllr Rod Jones, has reaped the rewards from combining solar water heating with a wood burning stove.


Social Tariffs 03/02/2009

Information about the Social Tariffs available from energy suppliers.


Carbon Free TV 19/11/2008

CarbonFreeTV is an online television channel which is helping to educate the UK population - residents, Councils, business and other public bodies - on global warming, and to how to address the challenges it poses.


Attachments

Acrobat/PDF FileSave Energy, Money and the Environment Spring 2009
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See Also

  • Environmental Issues

    Why environmental issues are important to people today and where to find out about your ecological footprint.

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