Posted 24.04.15
Eight organisations in England and Wales are celebrating after winning up to £5,000 each for their projects which help local people to save energy and cut carbon waste from their homes.
The organisations won a total of £25,000 in the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Awards, run by leading UK fuel poverty charity National Energy Action and British Gas.
The awards celebrate and recognise projects which help entire communities save energy by insulating their homes and learning about energy waste, as well as those which offer community training, free home energy checks and support for people in fuel poverty.
emh homes, part of emh group, was named national winner and awarded £5,000 for their installation of air-to-water heat pumps in 144 of its homes in Northampton, with an additional seven agencies winning between £2,000 - £4,000.
Bruce Kerr, Director of Asset Management at emh homes said:
"We are thrilled to be recognised for improving energy efficiency and reducing CO2 in the East Midlands. We hope that the advice workshops we will be hosting with the prize money will help local residents save an estimated further 20,000kg CO2."
The awards are part of the Community Action Partnership, a national programme delivered by NEA and British Gas in partnership with councils in eight areas of the UK to help communities save energy and support people in fuel poverty.
The seven other successful organisations are:
For further information and a description of each project click here.
