If you are a home owner or private tenant aged 60 or over, or 50+ with a disability and live in the Dunbar & East Linton ward you might be interested in our ” 3 Steps to a Warmer Home” initiative with East Lothian Care & Repair Small Repairs Service . Working in partnership Care & Repair and BeGreen are able to offer Care & Repair clients a range of free and grant assisted services to make your home warmer this winter and help you save money on your energy bills. I.e.
3 Steps to a warmer home this Autumn & Winter
UK Government proposed changes to solar PV Feed-in-Tariffs
The UK Government is proposing to reduce Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) for new solar
photovoltaic (PV) installations as part of their comprehensive review
consultation. See www.decc.gov.uk/fits
If you install solar PV and your FITs application is received by your FIT supplier (also known as FIT Licensee) on or after 12 December 2011, you could be affected by the proposals.
Please note that these proposals are currently under consultation and are
therefore not final. However, the Energy Saving Trust recommend customers should use the figures in the consultation if they are planning to install after 12 December 2011. Only solar PV systems are covered by the UK Government’s current FITs consultation.
Other FIT-eligible technologies will be considered as part of the second phase
of the comprehensive review due to be published shortly. For more information see :
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Stenton Village Hall Improvements
Stenton Village Hall is the focal point for the many activities in the village. It is used regularly by the School, by local groups and for meetings and fund raising events and as a base for the Post Office Outreach Service. Continue reading
Fuel efficient driver training – update
The fuel efficient driver training scheduled for Saturday 5 November is now cancelled. There are however still places available on this Saturday’s training sessions 29 October. So if you are keen to save money why not book one of the training sessions for the massively reduced price of £12, normally £40 !
In a 50 minute one-to-one session with an instructor you could learn how to save 2 month’s worth of fuel a year.
To book your place call 0800-512-012 or email energyadvice@changeworks.org.uk
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Sunshine on John Muir Crescent
1) Unshaded south-facing roof
2) Scaffolding erected on day 1
3) A 3.76 KWp Sharp 235 array goes up in no time
4) Mission accomplished - day 2Duncan Nicholson, a retired Consulting Engineer living in John Muir Crescent Dunbar, was the first person to have PV solar Panels installed through the local PV initiative scheme. “When the Feed-in-Tariffs were introduced” he said,” it made the installation of the solar panels financially viable. I did more research and obtained several quotations. However, when I examined the local PV initiative scheme, I could see it was a good deal and immediately signed up. The Installer, “Lothian Solar”, was excellent in the way they installed the panels with no fuss or mess, and I have recommended them to several people already. I look forward to the benefits of generating my own electricity and the associated income and fuel savings that are estimated to be about £1640 per annum for our system”.
