Free Expert Energy Advice
We provide a free , professional energy advice service to private landlords and tenants to help them reduce their energy bills and meet Scottish Government Energy Efficiency Targets. Our project area covers Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Birnam and Aberfeldy.
Welcome to The HEAT Project
We have been funded by the Safe Deposits Scotland Charitable Trust to provide a free energy advice service to private landlords and tenants to help them reduce their energy bills and meet Scottish Government Energy Efficiency Targets.
Our project area is Eastern and Highland Perthshire, including Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Birnam and Aberfeldy.
Private landlords must be able to provide a valid energy performance certificate for every property they rent, and make this EPC freely available.
Any new tenancy will need to have an EPC of at least band E by a date to be announced (previously 1 October 2020 but delayed due to the Covid emergency), and band D by 1 April 2022.
Going forward, all rented properties need to have an EPC of at least band E by 31 March 2022, and band D by 31 March 2025.
While it is the landlords responsibility to ensure that a private rented property meets required standards for energy efficiency, there are lots of things that you can do to reduce your energy bills.
This ranges from simple behaviour changes through to using energy efficient electrical equipment. Please see our hints and tips section for more information.
Professional Energy Advice
Providing free, clear, impartial advice. Over the last three years, we have:
- Given advice to over 250 households.
- Made over 150 home visits.
- Helped reduce annual energy bills by over 15%.
Support landlords/tenants
Help private landlords and tenants to reduce their energy consumption, energy bills and meet Scottish Government property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) standards cost effectively.
Reduce CO2 emissions
Raise awareness of the climate emergency and help people to reduce their carbon footprint. Over the last three years, we have successfully helped local households to reduce their total annual CO2 emissions by over 1600 tonnes.
Working With Communities
Our approach is to cooperate with community bodies and engage with local communities.Some of the groups we have worked with include, Mountblair Community Development Trust, Blairgowrie Climate Cafe, Forward Coupar Angus, Dunkeld and Birnam Climate Cafe, Pitlochry Climate Cafe and
Aberfeldy Climate Cafe.
What others say
The work of The HEAT Project is instrumental in helping to provide households, businesses and communities with energy savings advice to help them reduce their energy bills and water usage. It’s engagement with the local communities to research and review initiatives also helps towards reducing the carbon footprint and increasing environmental sustainability.
The North East Home Energy Scotland advice centre fully supports The HEAT Project and strongly believes that the aims of the project are both worthwhile and achievable.
The HEAT Project has supplied a great deal of information along with support for the general public to use as a reference for “best practice” guide to insulate the property with any grants or loans which may be available at the time.
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