Our new guide provides advice and resources for community energy organisations looking to improve their governance practices.

Swale Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) is located in Swale, Kent. Swale CVS primarily supports people aged 55 and older and those who feel digitally excluded. This focus stems from their belief ...

Lots of homes have prepayment meters for gas or electricity. Using a prepayment meter means you pay for your energy before you use it – on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is done by buying credit, usually ...

Recent steep increases in the cost of electricity mean that it’s more important than ever to find savings. And to do this, it helps to focus on the things that use the most, and so cost you most money ...

Ground source heat pumps use buried fluid-filled pipes to absorb heat from the ground. These pipes can either be in horizontal trenches around 1m below the surface, or in vertical boreholes which go ...

Room heaters are are usually used as an extra heat source (sometimes called secondary heating), alongside a main heating system. They can be useful if you need to heat one room for a limited time or ...

Our free community retrofit guide covers everything community groups need to get started on retrofit projects There’s an important role for community-led retrofit activity in our journey to net zero.

We know the energy transition to a net zero future is not only a technical challenge but also a societal and cultural one. Young people have an important contribution to make in decisions that impact ...

Record-breaking support amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis. We’re thrilled to share our 2023-24 impact report, showcasing a year of unprecedented support for people struggling to keep warm at home and ...

A good way of finding out is by doing heat loss surveys, like at this listed home in Bristol. Thinking of getting a heat pump? Don’t judge a building solely by its EPC rating, says CSE’s retrofit ...

An EPC rating doesn’t tell you everything. To know exactly how energy efficient a house is, you need to delve a little deeper. Measuring your home heat loss will help you understand if a heat pump can ...

For Coco, Bright Green Future (BGF) offered a refreshing focus on environmental issues often overlooked in traditional education. Usually at school the focus isn’t on the environment, but here at ...