Calor FREE - Energy Advice Project

The Calor FREE Project is a rural energy advice programme, aimed at  communities that are not on the mains gas grid across the Humber area. The programme will bring practical independent advice and information to residents regarding fuel choices, energy efficient technologies, and carbon reduction measures.

It will help individual households to focus on reducing their energy consumption and fuel costs, and also encourage local communities to work together to promote best practice in energy efficiency and carbon reduction.

The Calor FREE Project is a three year initiative with funding from Calor, working in partnership with National Energy Action (NEA) a charity campaigning on Fuel Poverty issues. Households in Fuel Poverty are defined as those who are spending more than 10% of their income to achieve a satisfactory heating regime (i.e. 21C in the living room and 18C in other occuppied rooms).

In 2011, we are to working across the region, in off-grid areas, with particular emphasis on the the North Isle of Axholme and communities along the northern East Riding border. A Village Energy Audit will take place in the village of South Dalton in November. This will look at properties in the community and give the 5 chosen a energy efficiency rating. The aim of this exercise is to bring to the attention of central goveernment the problem of solid wall constructed homes, and the issues associated with providing energy efficiency measures which are cost effective to the household. Most house in the village are made from solid wall construction and their is no mains gas.

The price of oil for heating homes is increasing at a great rate and many communities are setting up oil buying co-operatives to negotiate a better price by recruiting households to buy in bulk. Advice is available from the Project Officer for anyone wishes to start this process and their is information to download on a separate page of this website.

Anyone wishing to learn more about the project or receive advice on how to make their home more fuel efficient and reduce their energy costs should contact, Peter Hirschfeld, the Calor FREE Energy Advice Project Officer on 01430 434047 or email: peter.hirschfeld@hwrcc.org.uk

More information on Grants avaiable through East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Click Here

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For more information from Calor in this project visit their website by Clicking on this link.

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e.g. heating fuel, electricity etc. for your organisation or community. The resource has been developed

to support local authorities and community groups in their role as initiators, supporters and developers

of local low carbon and renewable energy projects. Click on the link to see more.