Home energy advice
There are two services in South Gloucestershire offering free advice on how to improve the energy efficiency of your home:
- Warm and Well from Severn Wye Energy Agency
- Retrofit West from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA)
Both services can help you to:
- save energy in your home
- reduce your fuel bills
- switch energy supplier
- find local installers and tradespeople
- find out about grants
If you rent out your home you should also visit our energy advice for landlords page.
Warm and Well
Warm and Well is managed by sustainability charity Severn Wye on behalf of the seven local authorities in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire.
We have been working in partnership with them for over 20 years, improving energy efficiency and reducing the risk of fuel poverty.
Their resource library has lots of useful tips including information about home insulation and how to heat your home efficiently.
You can ask them for a home visit and details of accredited installers who specialise in heating and insulation.
Contact Warm and Well on 0800 500 3076
Severn Wye offers:
- a free-to-use online directory of local sustainable energy installers and tradespeople
- a fixed price survey to inspect homeowner properties and issue an EPC
- an accelerator programme to help homeowners wanting to improve their home’s energy efficiency
Free home energy report
The Warm and Well accelerator programme includes a free personalised home energy report and an action plan to identify the right solutions for your property. They will then guide you through the process of finding suppliers and getting the work done.
To find out more about this offer visit the Severn Wye website.
Retrofit West
Retrofit West is a project funded by WECA through its Green Recovery Fund.
If you are planning to upgrade your home’s heating or insulation then Retrofit West can help you with advice including estimating potential costs and carbon savings, and exploring funding opportunities.
They offer homeowners a discount voucher of up to £250 towards the cost of a home energy assessment.
To find out more visit the Retrofit West website or you can ring them on 0800 038 6733.
Other help with funding home energy improvements
You can apply for a loan to improve your home with energy efficiency measures and renewable technology installations through Lendology CIC.
Find out about the West of England solar panel group buying scheme Solar Together which is open for registration until 18 October 2024.
We have thermal imaging cameras you can borrow so you can find out exactly where your home is losing heat: Borrow a thermal camera