Free Expert Energy Advice
We provide a free , professional energy advice service to households throughout Perth and Kinross to help them become more energy efficient and reduce their energy bills.
The Heat Project is a community-based initiative and part of Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust. We are funded by Ofgem’s Energy Redress Scheme to provide a free, professional energy advice service to households throughout Perth and Kinross. We have helped over 3000 households in Perth and Kinross save an average of 15-20 percent on their energy bills and become more energy efficient at the same time.
Encouraging and supporting individual households
We provide tailored advice for households with high energy consumption such as off-gas-grid, older, exposed, and hard-to-treat properties, helping them to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency, and on the installation of small-scale renewables, in order to improve long-term energy security.
Tackle fuel poverty and reduce energy debt
Provide advice to vulnerable households in remote/rural areas and in urban conurbations We helped about 132 households to pay off over £73,092 of energy debt through The Scottish HOME HEATING SUPPORT FUND during the energy price crisis and cost of living crisis.
Help improve the delivery of Scottish Government targets on climate change
help improve the delivery of Scottish Government targets on; climate change, energy efficiency, reducing fuel poverty, and reducing carbon emissions.
News & Events
Blairgowrie HEAT Project awarded nearly £250,000 from Energy Redress Scheme
The HEAT Project, part of Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT), has been awarded £245,539 over two years from Ofgem’s Energy Redress Scheme. The funding will enable the team behind the HEAT Project to continue [...]
Scottish Parliament “Welcomes the Impact of Climate Cafés” and The HEAT Project
John Swinney MSP introduced a motion welcoming the impact of the Climate Cafe Movement. In his speech, and in responses from other MSPs - Graham Simpson and Mark Ruskell - the work of The HEAT [...]
The HEAT Project energy advisor Nathan gave a presentation at an evening BARBA workshop
Blairgowrie & Rattray Business Association has hosted an evening BARBA Workshop. The HEAT Project energy advisor Nathan gave a presentation for small business owners on 22 June in the BaRI Building & Online. The HEAT [...]
Resources & Our Views
The HEAT Project energy advice Leaflets – Energy funding available for homes
You can find out more information in this useful leaflet - “Energy funding available for homes” from Nathan, one of The HEAT Project energy advisors. Energy funding available for homes Energy funding -ECO.ECO Flex.Home Energy [...]
Insulation, insulation, insulation
Why Insulating your Home should be a top priority? Insulating more homes would reduce energy bills, carbon emissions and would create tens of thousands of new jobs. Most importantly, it would benefit society's poorest the [...]
How the cost of living crisis negatively affects our household behaviour
The cost-of-living crisis has a short-term impact on financial resilience of course. But something that is not talked about so much is shutting down social activity and spending less time with friends, loved ones, and [...]
How we have helped our households in Perth and Kinross
Over 3000 households
Free, impartial and professional energy advice
Average of 15-20 per cent
Reduce energy bills and become more energy efficient
Over 500 households
Successfully apply for grants or get free insulation installed
132 households
Pay off more than £73,000 of energy debt
What our partnership 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.