Home Energy Awareness Team
We have searched the web to find the best guides and resources to help you save energy, reduce your bills and have a more comfortable home.
In this section you will find all sorts of hints and tips to help you save energy. If you need more help you can contact us.
Our Home Energy Awareness Team will be happy to help.
Simple Things You can do that will make a difference in your home.
Turn Thermostat down by 1 degree (if appropriate)
Reflector Foil behind radiators
Lower boiler flow temp to 60C
(not if poorly insulated house, only/ combi/condensing) reduces energy use by around 8%, increases efficiency of boiler by making sure it runs in condensing mode so it recovers waste heat.
Draught Proofing
windows, doors, letterbox, service entry points, floorboards.
Insulate hot water cylinder and at least first meter of pipe
(since 2002 must be pre-insulated)
Replace all light bulbs with LED
Tips and Advice for Saving Energy
Fairer Warmth
A user friendly tool that lets you enter your postcode and some house details then will suggest a range of things for you to improve energy efficiency.
Center for Sustainable energy
The Center for Sustainable energy has a great selection if advice on reducing energy bills.
There is a wealth of other information there as well if you would like to explore their site.
They also have a range of downloadable fact sheets with advice on insulation, energy bills, using heating controls, smart meters, boilers, heat pumps, solar panels, keeping warm at home, meters, heaters and more.
Energy Saving Trust
Whether it’s information on green heating, insulating your home, or investing in more energy efficient appliances – Energy Saving Trust have it covered.
Reading Draught Busters
Our friends at Reading Draft Busters are experts in helping their community run their homes more efficiently.
Their Website has all the information you need to draft proof your home, tackle mold problems and install upgrades that will reduce your energy bills.
They even have a YouTube Channel with how to guides.
The Draught proofing service they offer is limited to Reading. If you need more help in your Nassington home you can get in touch with us at neat heat.
Home Energy Awareness Team
Doing it yourself can seem overwhelming. If you would like some help with energy saving in your home - Get in touch. We can help!
Our heat volunteers are here to help you find ways to lower your energy bills and reduce your carbon impact.
We can provide you with a free of charge infrared home survey to identify how your home could be made more energy efficient.
We will look at how you can improve your homes insulation, windows, draught proofing, ventilation and more
The visit lasts about an hour and we discuss:
- Energy loss through the walls, roof, windows and floor
- Efficiency of your oil boiler
- Heating and hot water appliances and controls
- Lighting
- Damp, condensation and draughts
North Northampton District Council
Save money on your energy bills with North Northamptonshire's collective energy switch scheme that uses 100% renewable energy.
Find out why energy prices have risen and what the collective energy switch is doing to find the best deals.
Our hassle free, no obligation switching scheme is ideal if you have:
- never switched energy suppliers
- not switched for a number of years
or
simply want to check you’ve got the best deal
The NNC also have a range of grants available for homeowners who are on low incomes and need help with home upgrades or fuel bills
LEAP energy service from NNC
Please contact Care and Repair:
- email: office@careandrepairnorthamptonshire.org.uk
- telephone: 01604 782250
Anyone on Low Income who needs Draught Busting and assistance can contact LEAP at NNC.
Care and Repair Northamptonshire provides comprehensive home energy assessments to residents in the area and can provide:
support with income maximisation
energy tariff switching
sign up to priority services register through Care and Repair
warm homes discount
replacement boilers (home owners only)
insulation and insulation top up
small energy works in the home - radiator foils, draught exclusion to doors and windows, energy power downs, LED light bulbs.
Eligibility. You must:
be in receipt of means tested benefits
or
have a household income of £31,000 or less
or
be in receipt of a disability benefit
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