Help With Saving Energy
The services that Flintshire County Council's Domestic Energy Efficiency Team offer are as follows:
- Energy advice
- Help and advice on dealing with your energy supplier
- Advice and signposting for various funding streams for heating upgrades and energy efficiency measures.
- Support and onward referrals for income maximisation
- Referrals and signposting to assist with basic needs for optimum health and wellbeing (including food parcels/vouchers, emergency gas and electric top-ups on your meter)
- Referrals and signposting for support with mental health issues
- Referrals and signposting for home and personal safety issues (to include carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms, safety alarms)
- Onward referrals for debt management and budgeting
- Referrals and signposting to Priority services register
Talk to the Domestic Energy Efficiency Project Team by phoning 01352 703425 or email: deepadmin@flintshire.gov.uk
For further guidance on improving the energy efficiency of your property: https://www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency
Nest
Nest is a Welsh Government scheme which provides free advice and home improvements to help you save energy and money.
Since 2011, Nest has provided over 60,000 households across Wales with free home energy improvements.
Energy saving advice
Their friendly advisors offer free impartial advice to help you lower your energy bills and improve your health and wellbeing. This includes:
- finding the best energy and water tariff for your home
- benefits to boost your household income
- help to lower your carbon footprint
- advice on installing your own low carbon technology
Support with home energy efficiency improvements
The Nest scheme also provides support with installing free home energy efficiency improvements, which could include a new heating system, solar panels or insulation.
Residents may be eligible for free home energy improvements if you meet all three conditions:
- you own or privately rent your home
- you receive a means tested benefit or live in a low-income household
- your home has an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of 54 E or less; or 68 (D) or less and someone in your household has an eligible health condition.
If your home is without heating or hot water, the scheme can provide a boiler repair or replacement at no cost to you.
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