Save money with our Home Energy Check
Save money with our Home Energy Check
Find out the benefits of taking our Home Energy Check.
Want to know how you can lower your energy bills and make your home more comfortable? Simply answer some questions about your home and we’ll send you a free, personalised report with suggested improvements and the savings you could make.
Why should you use the Home Energy Check?
The Home Energy Check helps you think about energy saving home improvements. The tool works out how much energy you may be using, then suggests changes to help you cut down the cost of your energy bills.
For example, the suggestions may include:
The Home Energy Check may recommend installing low energy lightbulbs throughout your home. Energy saving lightbulbs are widely available and easy to fit.
Find out more about energy efficient lighting on Energy Saving Trust’s website.
Various kinds of roof, wall and floor insulation are available depending on your home’s age and building type. The Home Energy Check may suggest installing cavity wall insulation or improving the level of insulation in your loft.
Find out more about different types of insulation in Energy Saving Trust’s guide to reducing home heat loss.
The Home Energy Check may recommend installing double or secondary glazing or uPVC external doors, which are more efficient than older types.
Find out more about energy efficient windows and doors.
There are various improvements you can make to help improve the efficiency of your heating system and heating controls. The Home Energy Check may suggest insulating your hot water cylinder by fitting a jacket or replacing your old heating system with a new, more efficient system.
Energy Saving Trust has more information about heating your home.
Energy Performance Certificate
Check the Scottish EPC registerAn Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) gives information about your home’s energy efficiency and ways it could be improved. Getting an updated EPC could help speed up the process of accessing funding as it will help you find out what changes are needed in your home. To see if you have an EPC for your home, or to search for EPC assessors in your area, check the Scottish EPC register.
What should you do after receiving the home energy saving suggestions?
Use our Funding FinderThe Home Energy Check’s suggestions are listed with indicative installation costs. This gives you a rough idea of how much you could need to spend. You can also see the potential annual savings of installing those improvements. Based on this, you can create a plan of the improvements you’d like to make.
You may be eligible for funding to help cover the cost of making energy saving improvements. You can use our Funding Finder to find out which grants, loans, and discounts you may be eligible for.
If you do decide to install an energy saving improvement, we recommend getting three quotes from accredited installers before having any work done.
Other ways to save energy
Find out about making your home warmerRead our advice on making your home warmer and easy ways to save energy and money.
Energy Saving Trust has great tips on how to use your heating controls and how draught-proofing can help you save money and energy too.
Any questions?
Contact usIf you have any questions about your Home Energy Check report, or would like help to take the next step forward in improving your home’s energy efficiency, we’re here to help. You can speak to one of our friendly advisors by calling us free on 0808 808 2282 or completing our contact form to request an email. You can chat to an advisor via WhatsApp too.
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