Energy Community
Funded by Northern Powergrid
Whitley Bay Big Local is a member of the Condor Consortium, which has been selected by Northern Powergrid for their first Community DSO (Distribution System Operation) trial. The trial will empower communities to have greater control over their energy and assets, while building more resilience and capacity. This will increase local energy independence and incentives for local decarbonisation, delivering cost and carbon savings.
Community energy is all about people coming together, acting and using local resources to reduce, manage or generate their own energy.
A community energy project can involve anything from helping residents reduce energy costs to installing low carbon technologies such as solar panels, air source heat pumps, electric vehicle charging or storage batteries.
Community energy has huge potential to reduce our carbon emission and become a Net Zero community.
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If you are interested in mobilising the strength and power of our community, please join the Whitley Bay Big Local Energy Community by getting in touch using the form below or come to our Energy Café in the Whitley Bay Big Local hub on the second Saturday each month from 10am to 1pm.
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Whitley Bay Big Local has teamed up with Fairer Warmth. to create the Fairer Warmth App, which provides personalised energy saving advice and support.
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Energy Saving North East offers impartial support to people across the North East to reduce their energy bills and make energy saving home improvements. Use the free Homewise tool to help decide which energy efficient home upgrades are most suitable for you. Based on some information about your property, the tool will create a plan with recommendations for home improvements that will help lower your energy bills.
Whitley Bay Big Local has bought a FLIR ONE Edge Pro thermal imaging camera, which can be connected to a smart phone. Find out how to use the camera and how you can borrow one here.