What is retrofit? - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBRetrofit refers to any improvement work on an existing building to improve its energy efficiency, making them easier to heat, able to retain that heat for longer, and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. Retrofitted homes are better protected against energy price increases as they can generate their own energy and are improved so they ...
Hot water cylinders - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBFitting a hot water cylinder jacket will insulate the tank and the reduced rate of heat loss will help maintain the water temperature in the tank for longer. Heat loss from the tank can be reduced by over 75%. This could save you up to £50 per year (based on energy prices at October 2023). Even if you already have a hot water cylinder jacket ...
My Community - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBWe put people and places at the centre of shaping a fair and sustainable energy system. , that provides quick and impartial assessments of a building’s viability for solar PV, to encourage more individuals and communities to adopt solar energy. Local energy initiatives have a key role to play in the transformation of the UK’s energy system.
How much electricity am I using? - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBSo let’s say you have a 500W (0.5 kW) dehumidifier and you run it for a whole day (24 hours). It will use 12kWh of electricity (e.g. half a kilowatt every hour). Electricity now costs around 34p per unit, so multiply 12kWh by 34p and you get a grand total of 408p, or £4.08.
Reading your gas or electricity meter - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBRead the first five numbers, and ignore the red number if your meter has one. The meter below reads. your electricity meter will display two readings. One is for on-peak hours (which could be marked as ‘normal’ or ‘day’) and one is for off-peak hours (‘low’ or ‘night’). On digital displays and pre-payment meters you might have ...
Central heating controls - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBHot water tank/cylinder thermostats regulate the temperature of your domestic hot water by switching off the heat supply from your boiler once the set temperature has been reached. They can save you money and avoid wasting energy by over-heating your water. If your hot water tank has its own thermostat, set it to 60°C: that’s hot enough to ...
Night storage heaters - Centre for Sustainable Energy
WEBStorage heaters work by storing heat generated by cheaper night-time electricity and releasing this heat during the day. Most storage heaters are wall-mounted and look a bit like radiators. They use electricity to heat up a “bank” of ceramic or clay bricks inside them overnight. Then they can release the heat gradually to keep your home ...
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery - Centre for Sustainable …
WEBMechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) is a whole-house ventilation system that extracts damp air and draws in fresh air from outside. Adequate ventilation in your home is important for good health. It removes stale and damp air along with odours and pollutants and replaces it with fresh air. Most of the time, ventilation is achieved ...
Neighbourhood planning in a climate emergency - Centre for …
WEBA guide to policy writing and community engagement for low-carbon neighbourhood plans (3rd edition, Feb 2020). This guidebook has been developed for neighbourhood planning groups and those supporting the. Developing a neighbourhood plan offers a unique opportunity for communities to proactively set out. a positive and ambitious vision for the ...
Fuel poverty calculator – update for new definition
WEBCSE’s Fuel Poverty Calculator has been updated to account for the new definition of fuel poverty: Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE). Fuel poverty is when people have to spend a high proportion of their income to keep their home warm due to a combination of poor housing with inadequate insulation and heating, …
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