Homes and Energy group

The Winchcombe Green Town Homes and Energy group are keen to help local residents reduce their energy use through practical advice and suggestions.  We have experience of undertaking energy saving in our own homes and are happy to offer help on a practical non-professional basis if you are interested.  Between us we have experience of installing insulation and draught reduction, secondary double glazing, how to find the draughts in your home, green energy tariffs, electric vehicles, solar panels, saving energy through efficient use of domestic equipment and SMART thermostats and technology.  If you would like to speak to one of us, please email wingreentown@gmail.com indicating what aspects of homes and energy use you are interested in and one of us will reply. 

We would like to know what interests’ local residents so that we can focus our advice and research in the most appropriate direction.  If you could complete the following very short survey, this will help us plan what to concentrate on

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/STPMJZN

Useful links

Vision 21 Sustaining Gloucestershire is the Cheltenham town sustainable group.  The following link has a vast amount of useful information about ways to reduce energy use, insulate your home, energy related topics which is an excellent source of information and advice.

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  http://www.warmer.org.uk/#content_Resources

Also http://www.warmer.org.uk/#home

Energy Saving Trust is an independent National organisation which has excellent useful advice about how to reduce your energy use

https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/energy-at-home/

Octopus energy is an energy provider who also have a great website with interesting ideas and innovation

 

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https://octopus.energy/green/

 

 

If you know of any websites or companies that you know provide reliable and trustworthy information about energy use in the home, please contact us on wingreentown@gmail.com