Energy Efficiency
Are you doing your bit?
Almost half of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions come from energy we use every day - at home and when we travel. Saving energy can be as easy as turning down your heating by 1oc or by using energy saving light bulbs which last up to 12 times as long as normal bulbs. For more Energy saving tips, check out the Energy Saving Secrets website (under External Links).
Energy Grants and Schemes
The council works in partnership with the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (EEAC) at the Centre for Sustainable Energy to provide advice. You can contact the EEAC on 0800 512 012.
The council can provide advice and information on many schemes and grants that are available to West Somerset residents. Below are services/grants we provide:
- Somerset Warm & Well
- Warm Front
- HEAT Project
- Energy Efficiency Assessment
- Sustainable Energy Plans
Warm Front Home Energy Efficiency Grant
The Warm Front Team is Government funded to provide grants of up to £3,500 to make homes warmer, healthier to live in and more energy efficient.
You may be eligible for a grant of up to £3,500 (or £6,000 if oil central heating is recommended) if you meet the criteria below:
- Householders who have a child under 16 or are pregnant and have been given a MAT.B1 Maternity Certificate, and are also in receipt of one or more of the following benefits: Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Working Families' Tax Credit.
- Householders aged 60 or over who are in receipt of: Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance.
- Householders who are in receipt of one of the following: Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Disabled Person's Tax Credit, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include a Constant Attendance Allowance), War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance), Income Support (which must include a disability premium), Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium),Council Tax Benefit (which must include a disability premium).
- A package of insulation and heating measures to each property, may be available more details are available from the warm front team website. For further information or an application form please contact (freephone) 0800 316 2814.
HEAT project
This schemes allows all residents to take up discounted rates for cavity wall insulation and roof insulation from the HEAT project. To learn more about the heat project, please click on the link above or telephone 0800 093 4050 (freephone).
Energy Efficiency Assessment
The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is the Government's recommended system for energy rating of dwellings. The Standard Assessment Procedure is used for calculating the SAP rating, on a scale from 1 to 120, based on the annual energy costs for space and water heating and also for calculating the Carbon Index, on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0, based on the annual CO2 emissions associated with space and water heating. The SAP rating is used to fulfil requirements of the Building Regulations to notify and display an energy rating in new dwellings.
If you would like a Building Control Officer to contact you to arrange an appointment or to discuss an enquiry, please either complete the online enquiry form or contact the Building Control Team on 01643 703704.
If you have any comments, enquiries or feedback about any of our services, please complete the online feedback form. Your comments will be collated and used to improve the service we provide.
Feedback
We are always looking for ways to improve the Building Control service. Please let us know what you think about our service by completing the Building Control satisfaction survey on our West Somerset Says website.