The Mayor of London Boris Johnson urged Londoners yesterday to take up the energy efficiency RE:NEW programme, which is being rolled out to homes in nine more boroughs, according to Energy Efficiency News.
The programme, which was originally targeted at improving 200,000 homes in the capital by 2012 through measures such as low-energy light bulbs, stand-by switches and more substantial measures like cavity wall and loft insulation, has had a slow start with only around 9000 homes helped to date.
Last month, new funding enabled the programme to be rolled out to 1742 homes in Barking and Dagenham, Lewisham, Newham and Waltham Forest. Now, it is being expanded to Wandsworth, Croydon, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Hounslow.
The programme involves a full home energy survey, which includes identifying whether loft or cavity wall insulation can be installed and whether homeowners are eligible for any grants. Participants receive a tailor-made report and can have a range of free energy saving measured installed.
“Retrofitting London’s homes and buildings has a multiplicity of benefits for all of us. It makes sound economic sense by saving you money on your fuel bills, it reduces the pumping out of CO2 and it creates much-needed jobs. I would urge Londoners to take advantage of this free service,” said Johnson.
Homes taking part in the programme can typically save around £154 on their annual energy and water bills, but the latest round of price rises could now put this figure at £180.
The programme is being delivered by London Councils and the Energy Saving Trust and all 32 of the capitals boroughs have signed up to participate.
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