£2m project to insulate Stoke-on-Trent homes
HUNDREDS of homes will be renovated as part of a £2 million energy-saving scheme.
A total of 260 households across Stoke-on-Trent are to be fitted with external wall insulation by the winter.
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CALL: Councillor Janine Bridges.
The project, run via Stoke-on-Trent City Council, EDF Energy and Kier Stoke, will see each property having work approaching £10,000 carried out on it, making a total expenditure of just over £2.6 million.
A total of 208 city council and 55 privately-owned properties in Townsend and Chell Heath will benefit.
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The cost of the work will be paid for by EDF Energy as part of their commitment to the Government's Community Energy Saving Programme, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions from homes.
Stoke-on-Trent city councillor Janine Bridges, cabinet member for housing, neighbourhoods and community safety, said: "The city council wants to do everything it can to improve homes' energy efficiency, reduce Stoke-on-Trent's carbon footprint, and help as many people as possible avoid fuel poverty.
A total of 800 properties in the city will benefit from similar improvements by December. Two other energy suppliers will fund the work alongside EDF Energy.
Comments
by MasterPotter
Wednesday, June 27 2012, 1:30PM
“Lets hope all work is tendered fairly and openly - it would be good to see local businesses benefit as well.”
by magnum57
Tuesday, June 05 2012, 7:28PM
“95% of the houses are council houses, EDF and the other suppliers will put their bills up so everyone pays for it.
Will they come and insulate my house? I doubt it as I own my own house and have a job.”
by lagu2
Tuesday, June 05 2012, 11:57AM
“I like this quote "and help as many people as possible avoid fuel poverty.". I'm already in it duck”