About Us

Who we are

Act on Energy is a ‘not for profit’ organisation and a registered environmental charity. Our purpose is to promote energy conservation by providing free and impartial advice to householders and small businesses in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Coventry and surrounding areas.

Act on Energy was previously known as Warwickshire Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (WEEAC) and was part of the Energy Saving Trust network of 52 centres that provide energy advice across the whole United Kingdom.

The Team

From back left clockwise - Rachel Jones, Gareth Williams, Jo Barnes, John Husbands, Amanda Miller, David Jullien (centre) & Steve Maddison.

Background
WEEAC was created in 1998 by Stratford on Avon District Council to assist them in meeting their obligations under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995. We became independent of the Council in April 1999 and are based in the Warwickshire village of Wellesbourne. We continue to work with central and local government and social landlords to achieve their energy efficiency, sustainable energy and affordable warmth objectives.

2008 saw our ten year anniversary and we marked the event by rebranding as Act on Energy. This new name is more inline with our desire to give more than advice, we want to see action to reduce energy use.

What we do
Act on Energy provides a range of free energy advice and information services to the general public in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Coventry and surrounding areas to help you make your home use less energy, have lower fuel bills, be more comfortable and have less of an adverse impact on the environment, including:-

• telephone advice and information on your best options for saving energy. To speak to a trained energy adviser call 0800 988 2881. Our office is staffed from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. If you want us to call you back, you can leave a message on our answering machine.
• information on national and local grants and discount schemes for improving your home to make it more energy efficient. We can also supply contact details for local contractors that will help you.
• visit your home in certain circumstances to give you on the spot advice.
• attend local exhibitions and events to promote energy efficiency
• provide speakers for local community groups on energy efficiency and climate change
• develop school projects that involve the whole community
• provide newspaper articles and opinion on energy related issues
• support other organisations in delivering energy saving schemes including providing energy efficiency training
• develop and carry out local schemes for rural communities and local businesses
• we now also carry out home energy surveys to provide Energy Performance Certificates or using a thermal image camera to identify problems with insulation. However, we do have to make a charge for these.

The Centre already works with many local organisations and community groups on a range of initiatives. If you have something specific in mind or would like to take advantage of what's available, please contact us on 0800 988 2881 or email advice@actonenergy.org.uk

Funders

Local Government
Act on Energy supports and is funded by the following local authorities to deliver specific objectives and assist with the new National Indicators:

• Bromsgrove District Council
• Coventry City Council
• Malvern Hills District Council
• North Warwickshire Borough Council
• Redditch Borough Council
• Rugby Borough Council
• Stratford on Avon District Council
• Warwick District Council
• City of Worcester Council
• Wychavon District Council
• Wyre Forest District Council
• Warwickshire County Council

Registered Social Landlords
Act on Energy is funded by the 8 Housing Associations to help deliver sustainable energy improvements to their social housing properties, care homes and offices.