New funding to help residents cut energy use - 07/10/2011
A partnership led by Cambridgeshire County Council is set to help residents in the country get cheap energy deals by improving the efficiency of homes.
The authority, which is working with Anglia Ruskin University, housing association Luminus and Fenland District Council, has been awarded £200,000 of funding from the EU for the improvements in Wisbech, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph reports.
Chief executive of Luminus Chan Abhraham said: "We're delighted homes in Wisbech will benefit from the grant funding."
The money will be used by SmartLIFE Retro-fit to carry out renovations in the existing social housing developments cut their gas and electricity bills by reducing energy consumption.
It will include the installation of monitoring technology, upgrading heating systems and generating electricity on site.
Elsewhere, council tenants in Derby will also be offered assistance in cutting their fuel costs thanks to a joint scheme being organised by the city council and energy supplier E.ON.
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