Sustainable Wallingford has won an £88,000 government grant. Before the end
of March, we are offering:
You can get a free assessment of your home and an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which normally costs £100; advice on how to improve energy efficiency and save money on fuel bills; and information on funding options for energy savings and renewables.
These measures are grant-funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and prepares Wallingford for the inroduction of the Green Deal in the Autumn. The grant was launched at the Portcullis Club, Wallingford (19th January) and at Didcot Cornerstone Theatre (20th January), at CAB’s Big Energy Evenings.
Ed Vaizey (MP) attended on the 20th and gave his endorsement to the Green Deal. There was a robust exchange of views on climate change between Didcot Town Councillor, Bill Service, and one of the speakers, Dr Richard Harding the Director for Climate Change at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Although a hurricane caused a wind turbine to catch fire in our windy December, that same windy December produced 5% of our UK power needs, 12% on one especially windy day.
Sustainable Wallingford is also using the money to explore larger scale local renewable energy, to research further a wind turbine on Cholsey Hill, and set up Sue Robert’s home as a demonstration eco-renovation house. See overview.
If you want to have your home energy assessed, use the link above, or contact Sue Roberts or Alison Smart (Tel: 07956 759916, swgreendeal@gmail.com).
Offers of help with running SwapShops are always welcome -- if you're interested, phone Caron Spence on 01491 825034