The Project
Lead organisation: Exeter Community Energy
Project name: Energy Saving Torbay
Investment priority: Communities & Place
Shared Prosperity Funding: £75,000
About
Energy Saving Torbay is helping residents save money and stay warm in their homes by offering free practical energy advice and support.
Launched in Torbay earlier this year, the scheme has already helped over 200 local households to save an average of £719 per year on their energy bills and the organisation running it is encouraging many more households to get involved.
How you can get involved
i). Drop in clinics
Energy Saving Torbay runs regular drop-in clinics across Torbay where visitors can receive a wide range of support such as help applying for benefits and grants, energy tariff checks, help to switch energy suppliers as well as energy and water saving tips.
All Torbay residents who are worried about or struggling with their energy bills are welcome to attend the drop-in sessions which take place at the following locations and times:
Paignton Library, Great Western Road, TQ4 5AG – Second Tuesday of every month, 10am – 2pm
Torbay Energy Partnership, Age UK Torbay, 12 Dendy Road, Paignton, TQ4 5DB – Fortnightly, Thursdays, 10am – 12:30pm
Brixham Library, Market Street, TQ5 8EU – First Friday of the month, every two months 10am–12pm (5 July / 6 Sept /1 Nov)
ii). Request a home visit
Residents who have a household income of under £31,000 or those in receipt of benefits, can sign up for a free home visit. A trained home energy adviser will assess your home, install free energy-saving measures such as fixing LED light bulbs and providing draught providers, and provide bespoke advice for you and your property on how to save money and conserve energy. You can sign up for a home visit at one of the drop-in clinics listed above or complete a referral form online here: https://www.ecoe.org.uk/healthy-homes-wellbeing/referral-form/
View the Torbay Video here to see what help is available:
