15-04-2025
Hundreds of Bristol homes to get energy saving upgrades
Hundreds of low-income households are to get thousands of pounds in a bid to make them warmer and cheaper to City Council has secured £13.5m of government funds to spend on about 300 to 350 homes which have poor energy efficiency ratingsThe grants can be spent on measures like solar panels, heat pumps, new double glazing and better insulation to reduce energy Councillor Martin Fodor, said: "It's just disappointing that we didn't get as much as we were actually encouraged to bid for."
One out of seven Bristol households can not afford to keep their homes properly heated, according to the Local Democracy Reporting council applied for £51m of funding from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, but was only given a quarter of £20,000 will be spent on each property, which must have an Energy Performance Certificate within bands D to will also go towards retrofitting homes in North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset.
Demand for grants is expected to exceed the cash available but the council has not decided on the selection criteria Fodor, chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee, said it was "really important to tackle fuel poverty" and help people save energy."We have an excellent track record in Bristol and the work of City Leap to upgrade homes is important," he said."It's just disappointing that we didn't get as much as we were actually encouraged to bid for."The works will be carried out by Bristol City Leap, a partnership between the council and American firm Ameresco,
