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 has details on how much money you can save.
Rushcliffe Borough Council also produces an Energy Efficiency Guide - download it below.
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.
You can see a full list of energy saving measures available to Rushcliffe residents (which are all offered at discounted prices) by downloading our Saving Energy, Money and Environment Leaflet below.
You can also see our
list of Insulation Schemes below.
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.
Saving money - and saving the planet
Energy efficient homes and appliances use energy more effectively without unnecessary waste. Global warming could permanently change our landscape. If we waste energy we have to burn more coal, oil and gas to provide heat and electricity for our homes. This causes carbon dioxide [CO2] to be released into the atmosphere.
How will this affect us in Rushcliffe?
Global warming will increase unpredictable and extreme weather. This could result in:
- More storms and droughts where you live.
- Colder winters with temperatures as low as in some parts of Canada.
- Loss of many plants and animal species.
- Crop failure.
Rushcliffe Borough Council has, since the approval of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, been designated an Energy Conservation Authority. The effects of energy production using fossil fuels has been identified as an area of considerable concern to the residents of Rushcliffe. In addition the Government has also seen the need to put a greater emphasis on the conservation of energy.
