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Bristol City Council works with EDF to improve inefficient homes
An ambitious energy saving initiative from Bristol City Council has received a boost after a contract worth up to £15mn was signed with EDF Energy. The funds will be spent by the Council’s Energy Service to enhance the Warm Up Bristol initiative – a four year street-by-street programme launched last autumn, which aims to fit 30,000 energy saving measures in homes across the city.
The funds will also support the council’s social housing energy efficiency programmes to bring warmer homes to tenants and new district heating systems. Bristol is said to be home to some of the most inefficient homes in the country.
EDF Energy will provide the funding under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), as part of its commitment to help people lower energy bills and cut carbon emissions. Each year, around £108mn is spent on heating homes in Bristol, a third of which could be saved if all homes were insulated in line with current building standards, says Bristol City Council.
Through Warm Up Bristol, the ECO funding will be used to support more people to install cavity wall and loft insulation as well as other energy saving home improvements across the city. The programme will always provide residents with the best available subsidies, meaning that some measures may be completely free, if not heavily subsidised, adds the Council.
Warm Up Bristol offers a huge range of home improvement measures and works will be delivered by a largely SME supply chain to ensure that Bristol-based businesses profit.
