Energy.
Wirral sources and solutions
Wirral sources and solutions
Generating clean energy
Wirral has 14 megawatts of renewable energy available. If the area matched the best of similar local council areas it would have 136 MW. Wirral Community Renewables have completed a feasibility study looking at potential sites for solar developments.
Improving efficiency
Highest levels of emissions in Wirral come from the domestic sector (42.5%). Of domestic emissions in Wirral nearly 70% emissions come from gas and 30% from electricity consumption.
Energy performance of domestic dwellings is measured by Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). Over 70% of private sector housing stock is EPC band D or below and more than half the new EPCs being lodged on the Wirral (2019) are band D or below.
Three things you can do
To find out the average energy use for your postcode area visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/postcode-level-electricity-statistics-2019-experimental
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/postcode-level-gas-statistics-2019-experimental
Wirral based charity Energy Projects Plus (EPP) offers a free Home Energy Check (HEC) to help you to save on your heating bills, free small energy saving measures (LED lightbulbs, radiator panels etc), insulation and in some cases new boilers.
Wirral Environmental Network is an environmental education charity (Registration No. 1068306) set up to promote and facilitate ethical and environmentally friendly lifestyles.
We do not have set opening hours, although you will usually find someone in the office most weekday mornings.
Please ring to check, and avoid a wasted journey. Our number is 0151 639 2121 and you can leave a message if no-one is around to answer immediately. Alternatively, please email wen@la21.net