OUR ENERGY PROJECTS

Warm and Well helps anyone in East Lothian and Midlothian, whose health may be affected by living in a cold, damp or draughty home. The team works closely with health and social work professionals, and others who come into contact with individuals whose health may be at risk.

The Warmburgh Advice Team provides a long established service, working with fuel poor households in the City of Edinburgh. Most of the work is done with private sector households, but it also provides advice and support to the City of Edinburgh Council and Housing Association tenants.

Switched On’s goal is to improve the skills and confidence of people in or near fuel debt, through one-to-one advice and coaching. The aim is that through this they can overcome the crisis themselves and have the knowledge and skills to manage their fuel consumption and debt in order to avoid crises in the future. It also offers training and coaching to carers, support workers, social workers and others who work with vulnerable households, such as those with learning difficulties, so that they can help the householder manage their fuel costs and bills.

East Lothian Energy Advice Centre ties in closely with the East Lothian Fuel Poverty Strategy, providing energy advice and support to any fuel poor household in East Lothian.                   

The Fuel Poverty Prevention Project is delivered in collaboration with the Haddington and Musselburgh Citizens Advice Bureaus in East Lothian. It provides a holistic approach to dealing with fuel debt and fuel poverty. The Changeworks advisor provides households with support in improving the energy efficiency of their homes and accessing affordable fuel payment options, whilst the CAB provides money and welfare rights advice and debt management support. The emphasis of the project is on coaching the householder to be able to manage their fuel use and costs more effectively in the long term.

Community Futures Goes Green was an energy saving and carbon reduction initiative led by eight communities in and around Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.  It helped people in participating communities to stop wasting money and heat by making homes and habits more energy efficient, and by finding the best options and lowest rates for insulation installation in the area.

Energy Heritage is a ground-breaking project which demonstrated how to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in older and historic properties without compromising their appearance or original fabric. Find out more on our Energy Heritage page.

Renewable Heritage introduced clean energy technologies into traditionally-built, listed properties in Edinburgh's Old Town, a Conservation Area and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Solar panels were installed in 49 tenement flats in a way that ensured that householders on all floors (even basement level) could benefit from solar powered water heating. Find out more on our Renewable Heritage project page. 

The Tenements Project aims to help owners and renters in hard-to-treat tenemental properties across the City to improve the energy efficiency of the whole stair and to reduce their risk of fuel poverty. Find out more on our Tenements Project page.