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Energy and sustainability

Energy and sustainability

Dog with warm coat

These pages will tell you how to save money on your fuel bills by making small changes, and how you can make your home more energy efficient.

We all want to save money on the things we need, so we can spend it on the things we want.

Reducing gas, electricity and water bills can help you save a considerable amount of money over the course of a year, and here we talk about how to make your bills lower.

There’s also information about recycling, sustainable travel, and how making small changes to the way you do things around your home can really help bring the bills down, and make you more healthy into the bargain.

Take a look at our energy advice leaflet.

Recycling

Find out how to reduce, reuse and recycle your waste and where your nearest recycling point is.

External wall insulation

We’re working with Nottingham City Council to roll out external wall insulation across the city. Find out how you could benefit.

Grow your own fruit and veg

Growing your own saves food miles and means you’re eating healthily, getting fit and saving money.

Remourban

Nottingham has attracted European funding to become a Lighthouse City – find out more.

Solar panels

We’re working with Nottingham City Council to install solar panels on homes across the city. Find out how you could benefit.

Keep warm and well fed

We want you to be warm and well fed throughout the winter months - find out what support is available here.

Reducing your bills

Little things mean a lot – making small changes can help you reduce your gas, electricity and water bills.

Energiesprong

Energiesprong is a pioneering way to insulate older homes from the outside, to reduce bills and improve energy efficiency - watch the film here!

Useful links and advice

This page has lots of links that can help you to reduce the costs of your energy bills, advice on keeping warm, places you can go for free or low-cost meals and other useful information.