Warm home packs saving South London homes £200 per year
Throughout the winter, our SWLEAP team will be distributing warm homes packs in Wandsworth and Richmond, saving the average home around £200 a year on their energy bills.
The scheme has been funded by Wandsworth and Richmond Councils for the second year running. This year kicked off with launch events held in both boroughs on 30th October and 6th November respectively, where we distributed 198 packs in total to local residents!
7 ways to heat your home for less
Now that the clocks have gone back, our homes may start to get a little chillier earlier in the day. To stay warm and well, we all know we’ll need to turn the heating on sooner or later. But the good news is, there are ways you can make your heating system more efficient, so that it is on for less time, saving you money on your bills!
Imagining 2040 in ‘Town Anywhere’ (or Tooting)
The year is 2040. Growing your own veg, active travel, renewable energy, more public benches than you can shake a stick at… What’s your dream scenario?
Toby joined Transition Town Tooting’s ‘Town Anywhere’ event this week, where he time travelled to a futuristic town in the year 2040 to create the blueprint of our dreams. In this futuristic town called ‘Anywhere’, one thing’s for certain: the people value community.
Your energy questions answered
Earlier this week, we hosted our ‘Take control of your energy for good’ webinar to share energy advice and tips to help you make your home and business more energy efficient.
In case you missed it, CREW directors Armelle, Toby and Steve shared lots of useful information on energy saving and renewable tech. You’ll find links to some of this below, along with the slides, which give some representative examples of cost, savings and payback for your home.
5 things to know about heat pumps
We were delighted to be joined by Leah Robson, director of Your Energy Your Way, at our recent Sustainable You event in partnership with Climate Action Wandsworth.
There, she presented on domestic heat pumps and getting more women installers into the workforce.
Repowering Victorian cascades in Battersea Park
We recently launched the first phase in an exciting new project with Enable Parks and Wandsworth Council to repower Battersea Park’s Victorian waterfalls, known as the Cascades, with clean energy
The Cascades is an artificial rockwork creation designed and constructed in 1865-1866 as a focal attraction for the Boating Lake in Battersea Park. Over time, the water feature deteriorated, and some misguided restoration efforts meant it has been out of action since 2004.
Confused or worried about the new energy price cap?
Head still spinning from last week’s energy price cap news? Whether you were already struggling with utility bills or energy debt or you’re worried what this might mean for you, we know it’s a lot right now. Information, changes, bill switching. It’s overwhelming if you don’t know where to start.
Could a tariffs shakeup help save energy and cut costs?
The recent energy and cost-of-living crises have been driving more people than ever into fuel poverty. While we host regular energy advice sessions in local community hubs and provide free advice over the phone, more needs to be done at a national level to support lasting, sustainable change.
Understanding your energy: your first step on your pathway to net zero
You might be wondering how you can make a difference, or feel confused about where to start – where better than in your own home? Booking an energy assessment with one of CREW Energy’s trained energy auditors can help you understand your energy use, pinpoint where you’re wasting energy, helping you save money, and make your home more efficient.
Launch of new community collaborations to fight fuel poverty
Repowering London and CREW Energy launched new partnerships yesterday with SGN, the
regional gas distribution network, to fight fuel poverty in South London. The launch event
in Clapham saw community stakeholders come together to talk about ideas and
opportunities for working together to best support residents not only now, but as we head into winter.