Including 9 closely related terms such as energy consumption, energy saving, and energy efficiency.
… whenever viable. ➢ Work has commenced in Harleston Corner (Harleston) to improve both the appearance and efficiency of our residents homes over the next three years. ➢ We have received funding through the Green Homes Grant to help improve the energy efficiency of low-income households across the district. ➢ Working alongside the Energy Savings Trust, we have evaluated every property within…
… our housing stock (via a desktop exercise). This has provided the council with a current efficiency level compared to what it could be and the level of investment required to achieve improved energy efficiency. ➢ We are targeting the 'hardest to heat’ homes first i.e. properties where the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is rated D – G. ➢ All properties to be rated C on the EPC…
… guidance within a planned Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). ➢ We will work with our partners to help reduce wider light pollution across the district. ➢ This provides us with the opportunity to: • Reduce energy consumption, • Reduce any negative impacts on human health and wellbeing, and wildlife, caused by intense blue-white light. Strategic Property…
… costs - public swimming pools are under pressure from rising energy costs, with a recent Sport England report finding that 40 per cent of public pools could be lost by the end of the decade. • power electric vehicle charging points and battery storage to help manage demand during peaks and troughs • Carbon savings expected from the installation are: o lifetime (25 years…
… with renewables. ➢ They are expected to save 234 tonnes of CO2e per year - a 4.8% reduction in the councils’ annual carbon emissions – as well as reduce the total amount of energy needed to run the leisure centres. ➢ These works have been made possible thanks to £1.4m in funding from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which supports capital…