Home energy advice

Local Energy Advice Partnership

The Council has partnered with LEAP (the Local Energy Advice Partnership), which offers a free energy advice service for our residents. LEAP can also provide things like free LED light bulbs and draught proofing. They can also help to explain tariffs, provide referrals for funding improvements, and so much more.

Energy Saving Trust

You can find out how to improve the energy efficiency and heating in your home from the Energy Saving Trust which offers advice. Visit the website to check what energy efficiency or low carbon heating improvements may be best suited to your home. 

Open Eco Homes

A long-running project from Cambridge Carbon Footprint which gives local, independent and free advice (although donations are always very welcome). As well as tours, the project includes workshops to help build retrofitting skills and knowledge. Case studies, including details of local suppliers and upcoming tours are available on the Cambridge Carbon Footprint website.

Free Energy Efficiency Advice

If you’re planning building work, our Building Control team 3CBC can meet you in the early stages of your project to offer free advice on energy efficiencies that could be made as part of that work.

A qualified Building Control surveyor can assess your proposed scheme, recommend improvements to help you save money and increase energy efficiency. Getting this advice early on in your project can be more cost effective than retrofitting. Additionally, the team can use thermal imaging to assess your home and make recommendations to improve thermal efficiency. For more information, please contact the team by emailing buildingcontrol@3csharedservices.org or calling them on 0300 772 9622.