Ready to be one of 1,700 homes making energy efficiency improvements by 2030 in your neighbourhood?

Improving the energy efficiency or ‘retrofitting’ our existing homes is key to helping the transition to a zero-carbon energy system. Reducing the amount of energy our homes use cuts carbon emissions. Upgrading your home will also have direct benefits for you as the occupier, including a comfier, healthier home with lower energy bills. 

Join your neighbourhood in turning our zero-carbon plan into action and see how you could improve the energy efficiency of your home using these resources. 

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Download the Energy Saver App

Energy Saver App is a new, free mobile app from Oxfordshire County Council.

• See which household devices use most energy
• Get energy-saving tips based on your usage
• Compare energy deals and switch in minutes
• Chance to join government trial of affordable solar panels and heat pumps

Anyone can download and use the Energy Saver App, as long as you have a smart energy meter.

It doesn’t matter whether you own or rent your home or which energy supplier you use. And you won’t need to change your supplier to use the app.

Currently, if you get the app you can also express an interest in taking part in a government-backed trial to get solar panels, heat pumps or batteries. Instead of spending thousands of pounds upfront, householders pay a low-cost monthly fee (around £40 for a typical three-bedroom home). Installation is free.   For now, the scheme runs until the end of March 2025, so have a look now if you’re interested.

Whole House Plan

A Whole House Plan is a comprehensive plan for home improvements.  It is divised with the aim of ensuring that a property operates in as energy-efficient a manner as possible, with all aspects of the building complementing each other, resulting in a logical, highly effective pathway towards an energy-efficient, well-ventilated home.

Whole House Plans (WHPs) usually cost around £600, depending on the size of the property.  As part of the implementation of CAPZero, we are offering a number of part-funded WHPs.  If this would be of interest, please contact CuckooLaneCAPZero@lowcarbonhub.org.

Find out about Whole House Plans and Cosy Homes Oxfordshire 

Talk to someone about energy bills  

Are you struggling with your energy bills? Better Housing Better Health is a free advice service for local residents.  

Visit Better Housing Better Health 

Visit the WODC energy efficiency, advice and grants webpage

Find up-to-date information on the WODC energy efficiency, advice and grants webpage.

Join a group supporting others and share your own experience

Get in touch to join a group supporting neighbours with home improvements to increase energy efficiency and comfort, cut bills and more. 

If you have done work on your own home and would be happy to share your story and inspire your neighbours, we’d love to hear from you.

Got an idea that needs funding?

Westhive is a movement on Spacehive, set up to support community projects in West Oxfordshire. Westhive was launched in October 2023. The Civic Crowdfunding platform provides a new and accessible way that West Oxfordshire residents can be at the heart of civic change and provides a springboard for locally led ideas to attract funding more easily.

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