Monthly Archives: September 2015

Photo: Community Energy Plus Chief Executive Dr Tim Jones and Energy Advisor Jenny Hannam highlight the savings achieved by Community Energy Switch so far.

Collective buying power cuts Cornish energy bills

Posted on Friday, September 18th, 2015
Photo: Community Energy Plus Chief Executive Dr Tim Jones and Energy Advisor Jenny Hannam highlight the savings achieved by Community Energy Switch so far.

After cutting Cornish energy bills by £230,000 since the start of the year, the Truro-based charity Community Energy Plus is inviting householders to take control of their energy costs by participating in their autumn collective energy switching initiative. To date Community Energy Switch has completed two collective energy switches which have helped 928 householders switch to cheaper electricity and gas tariffs.  This has reduced annual energy bills by an average of £247 which is equivalent to a 25% saving for …

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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly successful in bid for £1.3 million to provide central heating in hundreds of homes

Posted on Monday, September 7th, 2015

The story below was published by Cornwall Council on 4th September 2015 A partnership, led by Cornwall Council’s Public Health service and including  the Council of Isles of Scilly, Community Energy Plus, Cornwall Housing, Devon and Cornwall Housing Group, Coastline Housing, Guinness Trust, Inclusion Cornwall and SSE, has welcomed the news that it has successfully bid for £1.3 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Central Heating Fund. The £1.3 million will be added to the £1 million …

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