The Decent Homes Standard is one of several reforms aimed at fixing the private rented sector. Others include: The Renters Rights Bill. Currently making its way through parliament, this bill aims to ...

Lots of homes have prepayment meters for gas or electricity. Using a prepayment meter means you pay for your energy before you use it – on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is done by buying credit, usually ...

CSE is working with the TDS Charitable Foundation to advise and support landlords of privately rented properties to understand and meet their obligations under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards ...

The Priority Services Register is offered by all electricity and water companies. It offers extra help when there is an unplanned cut in electricity or water supply. The Priority Services Register ...

How do night storage heaters work? Storage 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 ...

To reach net zero targets, our energy system needs to become smarter and more flexible to accommodate high volumes of renewable energy. But getting there requires significant and disruptive change.

Almost every electricity supplier has a green electricity tariff aimed at customers who want to buy renewable energy. What is a green electricity tariff? These tariffs are labelled as green if some or ...

So if you’re living in a cold or damp house, or your heating system is broken, or you’re struggling to pay your bills, we may be able to make things better.

There’s an important role for community-led retrofit activity in our journey to net zero. Whether it’s explaining the options, identifying opportunities, audits or running events, community retrofit ...

Retrofit 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 ...

We worked with local partners in the West of England to increase the provision of community led retrofit and home energy advice. Project duration: March 2023-2025 This project ran for two years, from ...

Safe and Warm Somerset is a free advice service dedicated to helping people in Somerset stay warm and healthy in their homes. Safe and Warm Somerset (S&WS) is a free energy advice service run by the ...