Leeds City Council and energy specialist Cenergist win award for project to combat fuel poverty

The award is aimed at initiatives which have supported residents during the cost of living crisis, as well as projects which mitigate fuel poverty through improved energy efficiency, support, education, advice or community projects.

Gerard Tinsdale, chief officer, housing for LCC, said: “We’re delighted that this fantastic scheme has been recognised at the ASCP awards.

“Through our partnership with Cenergist we have delivered a sustainable, low carbon solution that not only improves the heating solution for our residents but crucially provides real-world savings on utility bills.”

LCC and Cenergist won the award for their joint work on the ‘Clustering for Warmth’ initiative, which aims to deliver low carbon heating and hot water upgrades to more than 1,700 council-owned homes between 2021-24.

The initiative involves replacing inefficient electric storage heating with ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps and district heating solutions.