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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.


Everyone should consider renewable technology 02/03/2010

Press release from the Energy Saving Trust (EST): After the recent government announcement regarding financial incentives, there has never been a better time to invest in renewable technology.


Boiler scrappage scheme 18/02/2010

Some 44 per cent of vouchers offering money off the cost of a new boiler have been claimed under the government's scrappage scheme in England.


Boiler scrappage scheme - update 01/02/2010

By March 2010, £50m in government funding to provide households with more efficient boilers could have run out, due to the scheme's high popularity.


Boiler Scrappage Scheme 11/01/2010

Find out more about the Government's 'Boiler scrappage scheme' and you could get £400 towards the cost of upgrading your boiler to a high efficiency A-rated one or a renewable heating technology.


Climate Change Strategy - what do you think? 11/01/2010

Rushcliffe Borough Council has a draft Climate Change Strategy and we are asking residents for their comments and views on it.


Boiler scrappage scheme and new green measures 14/12/2009

The Government announced a £400 boiler scrappage scheme (Alistar Darling’s pre-budget announcement) to help people replace their old boilers – but the details of how it will work are still to be finalised.


‘Winterproof’ your home 01/12/2009

The East Midlands currently wastes around £270 million of energy every year because of poorly insulated homes.


Generate your own energy 24/11/2009

Some advice from the Energy Saving Trust to help you generate your own energy.


Get an energy efficient home 01/10/2009

Tips from the Energy Saving Trust (EST).


Check your energy use 28/09/2009

Borrow an energy monitor from your local library and see what savings you can make.


Keep on top of energy prices 21/09/2009

Register on the Consumer Focus website and get updates on supplier price changes - all part of us helping you keep on top of your bills.


Social Tariffs 03/07/2009

Information about the Social Tariffs available from energy suppliers.


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.


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.


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.


See Also

  • Sustainability issues

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

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