£1 million funding secured to warm the West Midlands
November 5, 2024
Act on Energy has been awarded more than £1 million of funding to help people right across the West Midlands region keep warm and well this winter and beyond. This will fund advice and support to the most vulnerable residents, through an impartial, free-to-use service that will build on four years of successful delivery.
Radio Teleswitching Service (also known as Dynamically Teleswitched Energy) are meters with a built-in radio that uses Longwave radio signals to communicate readings to the supplier. The equipment that transmits this signal can no longer be maintained, so it’s being turned off nationally on 30th June 2025.
We have officially launched our new partnership with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity (BCHC), funded by the Cadent Foundation.
Every year, people debate on whether to turn their heating back on or not. Generally speaking, the British public tend to hold off putting it on until around mid-October, but the question remains; when should I turn my heating on?
The energy regulator Ofgem has announced that the October price cap will rise by 10%. That means that for a ‘typical’ dual fuel customer, the bill will be about £1,717 per year – up from the current £1,568. That’s around £12 a month more.
The West Midlands has the unenviable title of the highest proportion of fuel-poor households England. There’s a lot to tackle – so we were delighted to welcome newly appointed West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker, to our new offices in the centre of Birmingham to learn more about our work in helping to address fuel poverty.
Free energy and retrofit advice - The launch of Big Green Week Warwickshire
June 24, 2024
Residents across south Warwickshire have been benefiting from free energy and retrofit advice – thanks to our stalls at recent events across the region.
