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Thinking about getting air conditioning?
Air conditioning cools your home for a few weeks a year, then sits idle. An air-to-air heat pump does the same job for a similar price, but heats your home in winter too. Here’s what it actually costs, and how it’s working out for homeowners already living with it.
Plug-in solar explained
Plug-in solar panels could change the game for anyone who rents, lives in a flat, or simply doesn't have a suitable roof for rooftop solar. No scaffolding, no planning permission, no fuss. Here's our complete guide to how it works, what it costs, and what it means for you.
Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy
The Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero) is showing what good partnership looks like in practice. Across West Oxfordshire, communities, businesses, local authorities and organisations are taking practical steps towards a more sustainable community together, and the results are tangible. Here we look at what the project achieved in its second year. Unlocking investment in local businesses Working in partnership with Energy Solutions Oxfordshire […]
What will it take to make your home better?
The tools are there. The information is there. In many cases, the funding is there too. The only thing missing is taking that first step to make your home warmer and more energy efficient.
How to pay for improving your home
A plain-English guide to paying for home energy improvements in 2026, including what the Warm Homes Plan means for grants, loans, and getting started with retrofit.
An old house with new challenges
They wanted to reduce their energy usage, make the house warmer and well insulated, and possibly replacing their gas boiler with a heat pump.