Part of the Your Energy Saving Service (YESS)
If you’ve had an LGV thermal camera survey or you’ve been monitoring your house with the energy saving kit, you may have questions about what improvements you could make, or you may already have improvements in mind which you’d like to discuss with a qualified and insured person. Here are some ways you can do that.
LGV Home energy walk-and-talk service.
LGV offers a home walk-and-talk service by an independent qualified Level 3 Domestic Energy & Retrofit Assessor (Elmhurst and ECMK) which provides opportunity for homeowners to discuss improvements in the energy efficiency of their houses.
For an £80 fee the 2 hour visit includes:
- A walk and talk consultation with a Retrofit Assessor around your home.
- A free up to date Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Great if your current EPC has expired or you’ve added energy efficiency measures since your last assessment.
- A post-assessment written summary with guidance on baby steps and quick fixes you can easily achieve yourself, together with information on deeper retrofit measures to improve your building’s fabric, energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and improve on home comfort.
Visits will be grouped to make best use of the assessor’s time, keeping the cost down.
The fee for a 2 hour visit, including summary and EPC is £80.00 and travel costs for visits beyond a 10-mile radius of Llangattock are 45p per mile (all paid to the assessor).
To book a visit submit a request here.
Websites.
Cartrefi Clyd is a not-for-profit organisation set up by Community Energy Wales to provide householders with independent trustworthy advice and services, see their website https://www.cartreficlyd.cymru/
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency. https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/
Loans & Grants Guidance:
We’ll point you towards trusted sources of financial help, including interest-free loans and grants — no gimmicks, no pushy sales.
NEST is a scheme run by Welsh Government. It is available to Welsh householders who are in receipt of means tested benefits and privately own or are privately renting a domestic property, which must have an energy efficiency rating of F or G indicating poor energy efficiency. Homes are assessed individually to determine which energy efficiency measures are needed and will be most effective. www.nestwales.org.uk or call 0808 808 2244
Green Homes Wales is a Welsh Government initiative, managed by the Development Bank of Wales, designed to support eligible homeowners in making energy efficient improvements to their homes. The Scheme offers both interest free financing and fully funded expert support.
Severn Wye Energy also have community-based advisors in Powys who visit homes to offer real support for people in or at risk of fuel debt. Call free on 0800 170 1600.
Robert Owen Bank offer home improvement loans, zero % Finance for up to 5 Years, https://www.rocbf.co.uk/home_loans/