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10 Issue 57 • December 2021
CLEANER AND GREENER WORCESTER
Help to reduce your
energy bills
A Worcester resident is urging
others to make the most of an
offer to insulate homes and
generate solar power for free.
Ken Digger, who lives in Himbleton home’s electric
Road, Worcester, recently had appliances
solar panels fitted on the south- and sockets
facing property of the home he functioned as
owns – with the entire cost covered previously, with Ken
through the Government’s Green able to sit back and
Homes Grant delivery scheme. enjoy all the benefits.
will make your home warmer, as
“The main appeal for me was using The energy efficiency rating of the well as saving significant money
nature to help meet energy costs,” property has gone from G (the on energy bills,” said Cllr Chris
explains Ken. “A large portion of lowest rating) to B. Ken is now Mitchell, Deputy Leader of
my electricity is now generated from planning to have the walls and loft Worcester City Council.
solar power – and sometimes I even at his property insulated – with the
generate a surplus, which I can sell cost expected to be funded through “Last but not least, by having the
back to the National Grid.” grants too. work done you can help to tackle
climate change by saving energy
It took less than a day to fit the “We’re making Worcester and reducing CO2 emissions. It
panels to the roof of his home homeowners an incredible offer – really is a no-brainer. As this is a
and connect everything back to this is a chance to save thousands time-limited offer, I urge residents to
the mains supply. After that all the of pounds on improvements that get in touch now to find out if you
and your home can benefit from this
L to R: Deputy City Council Leader Chris valuable opportunity.”
Mitchell with Worcester resident Ken Digger
To qualify for the funding, you
must own or rent a property with
an Energy Performance Certificate
(EPC) of E, F or G – with A being the
most energy efficient and G being
the least. At least 9,050 properties in
Worcester fall into this category.
The household’s combined income,
including benefits, must be £30,000
or less. The current offer runs until
the end of March 2022.
For further information, call
the charity Act on Energy on
Freephone 0800 988 2881. The
line is open from Monday to
Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
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