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Energy
- Reduce your heating bills with grants and discounts for home
insulation
- See our best energy
saving tips
- Find out about the different types of
Renewable Energy
- Earn money by generating your own green energy at home.
Find out about the
Clean Energy Cashback Scheme
- Find out about our Ground Source Heat Pump
scheme. Also see the
BBC Look North report (opens Media Player)
- Calculate your carbon
footprint with Act on
CO2
- More about climate change and our climate change strategy
Home Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency saves your money, helps the
environment, and can make your home a healthier place to
live.
Find out about:
- Grants and discounts
- Energy saving tips
- Free personalised home energy checks
- Energy efficiency bingo
- Further information
Grants and discounts for energy efficiency
You can get free cavity wall
insulation if you receive certain benefits.
Some people on certain benefits can also get heating
improvements and better loft insulation through the Government's
'Warmfront' grant.
All homeowners or private tenants not on benefits
can get special discounts for cavity wall
insulation.
Approved installers are used, and quality checks are carried
out.
To find out more, or to apply for a grant or discount, contact
the Energy Saving Trust advice centre
20 George Hudson Street, York YO1 6WR
tel: 0800 512012
email: advice@est-nyh.org.uk
web: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
20 George Hudson Street, York YO1 6WR
tel: 0800 512012
email: advice@est-nyh.org.uk
web: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Top tips to save up to £200 per year
Try these practical measures and save on your fuel
bills:-
- Radiator foils, reflective material placed behind a radiator, reflects the heat back into the room easy to fit and can save up to £20 per year
- A hot water tank jacket properly fitted saves about £20 per year
- Choose energy efficient fridges, freezers, washing machines and dishwashers (white goods) 'A' rated products could save £45 per year. Look for the logo.
- Central heating: Some people overheat their homes. Just
turning your thermostat down by one degree centigrade
could cut your heating bill by 10%, saving you at least £10
per year
- Loft insulation saves around £50 per year
- Cavity Wall insulation saves up to £75 per year
- When boiling a kettle, only use the water you need, do not overfill, and in only one week you will have saved enough energy to light you house for a whole day
- Do not leave the television on standby, this can cost up to £30 per year
- Always make sure you have a full load before switching the washing machine on
- Lighting: Installing just one energy saving bulb can save up to £10 a year. They now come in all shapes and sizes including spotlights and halogen bulbs.
DIY Home Energy Checks
To receive a personalised report showing you how much
energy and money you can save in your home, click on the following
link: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/check
Energy efficiency bingo!
Energy Efficiency Bingo is a fun game packed with energy
efficiency advice, with great prizes on offer.
The Home Energy Conservation Officer can carry out bingo
sessions free of charge for community groups who meet during
the day.
To request a free bingo session or further information please
contact John ward-Campbell, Home Energy Conservation Officer on
01423 556909 or email energy@harrogate.gov.uk
Further information on energy efficiency
You can contact Harrogate Borough Council's Home Energy
Conservation Officer for any more information on the grants and
special offers for increasing energy efficiency.
t 01423 556909 or e-mail
Also visit the Energy Saving Trust website
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is a solution to the problem of energy generation from fossil fuels: The generation of power from renewable sources does not produce the greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change, it is not running out, and its costs are falling not rising. No one can own the sun or the wind so no one can charge you for using it.
Renewable energy can be installed in your home and some businesses to save you money and help relieve the impacts on North Yorkshire and beyond.
Download our Householders' Guide to Renewable Energy (6,120K pdf)
Harrogate Borough Council can assist you in finding grants for renewable energy technologies.
More information is available by clicking on the links below:
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solar PV panels |
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wind turbines | |
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solar hot water panels | |
heat pumps | |
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hydro turbines |  |
bioenergy |
Purchasing renewable energy technology allows you to use natural unlimited energy resources for free without releasing harmful gases to the environment; producing your own energy even lets you sell your energy to the energy companies.
For more information you can contact Harrogate Borough Council's Environment Strategy team
t: 01423 556827, or email e: energy@harrogate.gov.uk
Renewable electricity suppliers
You may be able to get electricity generated from renewable
resources directly from you current energy supplier
Ground Source Heat Pump scheme
In 2005, we installed Ground Source Heat Pumps in eight council-owned bungalows as a trial project.
As a result of the trial, we are now installing Heat Pumps in many more council homes.
Follow these links to more information about the scheme
- Watch the
BBC Look North feature about the scheme (opens Media
Player)
- Download the case study (pdf
955KB)
- Download the briefing: Results of Heat Pump Trial (pdf 65 KB)
For more information on the scheme, contact Andrew Ellis andrew.ellis@harrogate.gov.uk
Climate Change
The climate is changing now, and more change is in the
pipeline.
A lot of this change is happening because of the greenhouse
gases that we are adding to the atmosphere. These gases are
trapping more heat, making the overall temperature of the world
increase. This is changing our climate, and we will see more
extreme weather and other effects as a result.
Tackling climate change and adapting to its effects may be
difficult, but there are also opportunities for better energy
efficiency and green technology.
It will take time and coordinated international action to
stabilise and reverse these changes. But that does not mean we have
to wait before taking action in the Harrogate District.
Our plan
Harrogate Council has adopted a Climate Change Strategy
in which ultimately aims to cut the District's carbon dioxide
emissions by 40 per cent by 2020.
We are also aiming to make a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions from its own operations by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050.
There are four main areas in the strategy:
We are also aiming to make a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions from its own operations by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050.
There are four main areas in the strategy:
- Energy Use - for example, improving energy efficiency in homes,businesses and in the council's operations; promoting and using renewable and other low carbon energy sources.
- Transport - for example, improving vehicle efficiency in the council's fleet; promoting alternatives to private cars.
- Purchasing - for example, using the council's purchasing power to adopt sustainable procurement principles within the council.
- Raising awareness and changing attitudes - for example, working with schools and community groups with the Community Carbon Reduction project ; providing information to householders in both public and private sector housing; providing assistance for local businesses to cut carbon and raising awareness in the workplace.