Energy mini journey - take action

Reducing energy not only helps the environment, but reduces your costs. This is a hand-picked list of the energy actions that can make the biggest impact.

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Engage with your energy suppliers and partners

Talk to the companies that provide your setting's energy about your sustainability goals. They can support you in a variety of ways.

Low costRepeat action

Agree some initial energy efficiency and decarbonisation aims

Set some short-term goals, interventions and behaviour changes to reduce your energy consumption and increase the energy efficiency of your setting.

Low costOne off action

Plan a session on energy consumption in your behaviour change programme

Educate your whole community on the importance of energy conservation and energy saving behaviours. This will provide your community with the awareness, desire, knowledge and ability to practice energy saving habits.

Long term action

Identify opportunities for renewable energy generation

Assess opportunities to install on-site renewable energy generation, such as solar panels or canopies, ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers, or small wind turbines.

One off action

Develop an energy re-procurement plan

Outline a strategy to renew or renegotiate contracts for your electricity and gas supply, with a focus on cost savings and sustainability. This plan typically includes steps such as assessing current energy usage and costs, researching renewable energy options and suppliers, soliciting bids or proposals from energy providers, evaluating contract terms and pricing structures, and negotiating favourable agreements.

Long term action