Monday 18 November 2024
£9.3 million awarded to 28 organisations through Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme supporting those most in need and carbon reduction initiatives
Funds from the latest round of the Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme will be distributed to 28 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales
The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) has distributed a total of £9.3 million to support 28 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales, deliver projects supporting vulnerable residents with energy bills and carbon reduction initiatives.
Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau is receiving £443,747.37 for its Tackling Fuel Poverty Together – Home Improvement Support service. The project aims to deliver home visits to vulnerable residents in Sussex, providing hands-on support to manage energy in the home.
Luca Badioli, Chief Executive Officer at Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau, said: “We are excited to bring this new project to life across Sussex and expand the work of the Tackling Fuel Poverty Together partnership.
“We are filling a vital gap in advice by offering free EPCs to eligible households, alongside supporting clients to plan for a future with warmer, lower-carbon homes. We plan to use the learning to influence policy makers in how we can ensure a fair transition to net zero for all.”
Centre for Sustainable Energy has been awarded funding through the Energy Redress Scheme Innovation Fund, to develop a community focused approach to renewable energy development. The project will put local communities at the heart of identifying and specifying how and where renewable energy projects are developed.
With funding from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund, the Environment Centre aims to deliver advice and guidance to more than 13,000 households through an independent retrofit advice hub, enhancing awareness of and confidence in the benefits of making homes more energy efficient.
Since 2018, the Energy Redress Scheme has distributed a total of £128 million in funding to support 611 projects in England, Scotland and Wales. The funding is collected through Ofgem’s enforcement and compliance activity, where companies that have breached energy rules agree to make a voluntary payment into the scheme.
Graham Ayling, senior project manager for the Energy Redress Scheme, said: “The funding will help organisations who are close to their local communities provide effective support to households struggling to heat their homes throughout winter. It will also contribute to projects focused on reducing people’s energy use and carbon emissions -a crucial part of the UK’s transition to net zero.”
Cathryn Scott, director of market oversight & enforcement at Ofgem, said: “Ofgem’s first priority is protecting consumers. Using money collected through compliance and enforcement action to support organisations doing exactly that is a great example of where our work has a positive, real-world impact.
“It’s never been more important to boost support for those struggling with energy bills, and I would encourage any organisations working in this space to apply for funding.”
Read more about all the funded projects here.
About the Energy Redress Scheme
Ofgem collects voluntary payments from companies that may have breached Ofgem administered rules. Energy Saving Trust manages the allocation of payments for the scheme, which has been in place for six years.
Registered Charities, Community Interest Companies, Co-operative Societies and Community Benefit Societies can apply for funds through four funding streams, to deliver energy related projects that meet the scheme priorities.
The scheme prioritises support for vulnerable energy consumers, the development of innovative products or services and the empowerment of consumers to reduce their carbon emissions.
Since 2018, the Energy Redress Scheme has funded more than 611 projects across England, Scotland and Wales and awarded over £128 million in funding.
The projects have included:
- Impartial energy advice services supporting vulnerable people.
- Digital media to engage hard-to-reach audiences with energy issues and the support that is available to them.
- Research projects aimed at making sure that the needs of elderly people and disabled people are met by new energy technologies.
- Boosting the uptake of whole-house retrofits.
- Trialling new business models or interventions to allow households to use more locally generated energy.
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About Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as the UK transitions to net zero.
We empower households to make better choices, deliver transformative programmes for governments and support businesses with strategy, research and assurance – enabling everyone to play their part in building a sustainable future.