The Home Energy Efficiency Team are passionate about helping you to save energy, money and carbon. We want to make sure that you feel warm and healthy in your own home all-year-round.
We aim to find and manage schemes that will help you to feel knowledgeable about the best insulation, heating and renewable measures, empowering you to make the best choices for your home. Some of our schemes will even offer you grant funding and our delivery partners will install the correct measures for you.
Currently, we have the following schemes available:
- Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) - this scheme can provide insulation and heating measures to private residents in York, who do not use gas to heat their properties
- Warm and Well Service - this service, provided in partnership with the Public Health department, provides free draught-proofing, ventilation and energy advice to residents of York whose health conditions are exacerbated by cold, draughts, poor air quality and mould.
- YorEnergy - The YorEnergy website can help all York homeowners with their retrofit journey. This online Retrofit One Stop Shop offers free advice, free whole-house retrofit assessments, finance advice and an accredited supplier network.
Our team is working hard to find and manage more schemes to help you feel more comfortable in your home, while helping you save energy and money. In the meantime, find advice or read about the funding on offer from Central Government and other energy advice organisations:
- Connected for Warmth - this scheme, run by AgilityECO Services Ltd, may be able to provide you with free Cavity Wall Insulation, Loft Insulation or an Air Source Heat Pump, subject to meeting their eligibility criteria. For more information, telephone: 0800 107 8576
- ECO4 - if you currently receive any means-test income benefits, or child benefit and have an EPC of D or below, you could benefit from the UK Government’s ECO4 scheme which provides heating, renewable and insulation measures at subsidised costs. To benefit from this scheme, simply find a verified ECO installer and ask to be considered for the scheme. To ensure that your installer is appropriately registered, consult the Trustmark website
- Great British Insulation Scheme - if you reside in an A to D Council Tax band and have an EPC of D or below, you could benefit from the installation of one insulation measure, for free or at a subsidised rate. For more information, telephone: 0800 098 7950
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme - if you have ever considered upgrading to an Air-Source Heat Pump or Ground-Source Heat Pump, the UK Government has increased its grant amount for these measures to £7,500. For further information, telephone: 0330 053 2006
- National Energy Action (NEA) - the NEA is dedicated to eradicating fuel poverty and helping those in need to access the correct services. They can also offer advice and discretionary support to help those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. For further information, telephone: 0800 304 7159
Find further energy advice from across the council:
- save money by saving energy
- energy and climate change
- energy costs support for businesses
- Home Energy Conservation Act
Also see
Home Energy Efficiency Team
Healthy and Sustainable Homes