Including 7 closely related terms such as low carbon, carbon, and carbon emissions.
…, making it cheaper for households to purchase solar panels. Over 1,300 households registered and 276 have progressed with solar panel installation. Community energy schemes²1 are an option for community groups to deliver and the Council wants to support this. Better insulation of homes reduces carbon emissions and makes them warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat. Households in fuel poverty…
… are categorised as having low income, poor energy efficiency and energy costs that are above the national average. Were they to spend that amount, they would be left with an income that is below the official poverty line.22 Around 10% of households in Sutton are thought to be in fuel poverty, just below the national average.23 Retrofitting homes across the borough to reduce carbon emissions provides…
… cent of the UK’s electricity coming from renewable sources in 2017.19 Sutton has a growing population, and as new homes are built the demand for energy will increase. We need to generate low carbon and renewable energy locally, so that more demand for energy doesn’t have a negative impact on carbon emissions and climate change. We need to determine the right heat and energy mix…
… Decentralised Energy Network Limited has been created to supply low carbon heating and hot water, using the waste heat from the Energy Recovery Facility. Once established, this network could be extended to supply more businesses and homes in the borough and beyond. An easy decision every business and household can make is to switch their energy supply to a renewable tariff. Large businesses…