How to Work with Your Community to Save Energy...
Everyone wants to save energy and working together as a community can be a great way to reduce everyone's fuel bills and energy use, but it's not always easy to know how best to go about it.
Although there are plenty of options - solar power, wind generation, insulation, energy saving devices and the like - there hasn't been a "one-stop" UK resource to offer impartial advice on saving energy as a community.
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Set Up a Local Energy Forum: Setting up an energy forum is a good way to stimulate informed and constructive debate about how issues of energy efficiency and sustainability impact the… [2180 views in May]
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Wood Burning Stoves and Clean Air: Wood burning stoves are enjoying a huge surge in popularity of late as more and more householders seek out eco-friendly heating options – and with… [246 views in May]
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Exporting Electricity to the Grid: For many people contemplating producing their own electricity supply by micro-generation, part of the attraction is the possibility of exporting… [222 views in May]
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Questionnaire: Identify the Scope for Community Energy Projects: Once your community has decided that it wants to start some kind of group energy saving initiative for… [144 views in May]
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Saving Energy in the Garden: Most of the talk about energy saving seems to centre on distinctly “indoor” things, such as light-bulbs, insulation and efficient appliances, but there’s… [130 views in May]
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The Facts About Light Bulbs: With everyone advising you to replace your existing light bulbs with low energy ones – and supermarkets regularly offering to sell them to you at mega-cut… [122 views in May]
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