Big Energy Saving Week 2023: How we can give you a hand to save on energy costs

As the cost-of-living increases, there’s never been a better time to save energy, help reduce your costs and do your bit for the environment.

That’s why, during Big Energy Saving week we’re sharing tips and advice to help you save on your energy bills.

We’ll also be highlighting ways our teams are working to boost the energy efficiency of our customers’ homes and build new, energy efficient homes. The results? Residents are benefitting from sustainable homes that are cheaper to run and will keep households warm into the future.

Check out our updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and here on our website.

Our teams are here to provide you with a range of support to save energy this winter, so if you need advice or assistance, do contact us.

Email CommunityServices@fcho.co.uk or call us on 0161 393 7117.

Steve Mather, our Director for Assets and Sustainability says:

“The cost-of-living crisis is impacting everyone and our message to customers concerned about their energy bills or looking for ways to reduce gas and electric costs is: we’re here to give you a hand.

“We can provide a range of information and advice to help you save energy in your home and reduce your bills. Our Warm Spaces are also here to help you keep warm for free. If you need support or assistance, please get in touch with us.

“We’re also investing to make existing homes more energy efficient with a range of improvements such new insulation, windows, doors and the latest low carbon technologies such as air source heat pumps and photo voltaic panels to generate green energy. We’re building more good quality, energy efficient and low carbon new homes too, to help meet local housing need.

“This work is helping us stay on track with targets to provide high quality, sustainable homes that make a positive difference to our customers, meet today’s housing need and are fit for the future.”

Please remember, cold can damage your health and your home so making sure your home is heated properly is very important.

If you are worried about your energy bills, please get in touch with us to see how we can help make your money go further.

Ways we’re here to support you to save energy and manage energy bills this winter...

• Visit our Need a hand with the cost of living? web page for:
  • Tips to save energy and reduce your energy bills
  • Details of our Warm Spaces, which are open five days a week across the borough, where you can keep warm for free
• Check out our energy guides to get energy savvy, save on bills and do your bit for the planet.
• Read about our pilot project to install energy efficiency measures in existing homes – they could help households save up to £400 per year on their energy bills.
• Get a sneak peek at our first modular development at Stephenson Street in Waterhead, Oldham and the benefits these highly energy efficient homes will offer to customers.
• Listen to Simon Davies talking to the Carbon Co Op team about the power of solar technology making our homes greener and cheaper for customers to run
• Hear from customers explaining how state of the art green technology at their new-build apartment in Failsworth is helping them keep bills down and reduce their carbon footprint.
• Learn about our first major retrofit project in which we’re making more than 200 existing homes more energy efficient to help cut customers’ gas and/or electric bills by up to a third.