Home energy efficiency

Would you like to reduce your energy bills? Are you interested in a healthier, more comfortable home and looking after your finances? Improving your home energy efficiency offers a great solution.

Improved home energy efficiency means reducing the energy demand of your house through:

• No-cost behaviour changes.
• Low-cost, no-regrets home improvement measures.   
• Moderate to large-scale home improvement measures.

All these options will result in yearly savings. The amount saved can be dependent on the level of measures you choose as well as your current energy use habits. For example:

• Switching to a 100% renewable energy provider might be significantly cheaper per year.
• Switching to low-energy lighting (i.e. LED) could save you £19 per year.
• Putting an insulating jacket on your hot water cylinder could save you £40 a year.
• Installing internal wall and loft insulation could save you up to £800 a year.

Reducing your home energy demand can also help drastically decrease the associated carbon emissions. Home energy use, particularly for heating our homes and cooking, contributes more than 30% of the carbon emissions in Chichester District. You can have a healthier, more comfortable home and more money in your pocket all while helping to address climate change. 

Please view our Energy Saving Plan Builder to explore what energy efficiency improvements might be appropriate for your home, how much they might cost and the money you could save by installing them (not to mention the carbon)!

• Chichester District has over 57,000 homes, nearly all of which need some measures to improve their energy efficiency.
• Understanding what you can do and how to improve your home energy efficiency can be challenging.
• So can understanding what funding support might be available.
• Chichester District Council has teamed up with trusted experts in the space to provide guidance and support. 

Energy saving behaviour change advice, guidance and support

• Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice on Energy (opens new window)
• Energy saving trust - energy at home (opens new window)

Potential funding support for home energy improvements

• West Sussex Affordable Energy (opens new window)
• Warmer Homes (opens new window) is the webpage for the consortium of Local Authorities taking part in the Warm Homes: Local Grant in the region. AgilityEco (opens new window) is the delivery partner for the consortium. If you have registered your interest on the Warmer Homes website, AgilityEco may contact you for more details.
• The Chichester Warm Homes Initiative (opens new window) is located on the Housing Financial Assistance page. 
• Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice (opens new window) offer several contact options. You can request them to get in touch in whatever way suits you, to discuss other energy efficiency grants.