How-To Guides

These How-To Guides aim to cover the key topics involved in both saving energy and in starting to generate energy. They'll give you an overview of the topic and many useful tips and guidance to get you started on your own personal energy journey.

Clean Energy Cashback

The Government’s Clean Energy Cashback Scheme (also known as the Feed-in Tariff) pays you for renewable electricity that you produce with technology such as wind turbines and solar PV panels.

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About the Clean Energy Cashback Scheme About the Clean Energy Cashback Scheme
As of April 2010, you could get regular payments for the next 20-25 years for electricity you produce, as long as you meet the criteria. Read More

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Generate your own energy

The idea of generating your own energy might sound pretty daunting. But think about it – renewable energy is just about harnessing the elements all around us. It’s only a matter of finding and installing the right technology to take advantage of this free resource.

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How to generate your own energy How to generate your own energy
There are now a wide range of renewable energy technologies that are suitable for your home, or community buildings, and some can be quite easy to install. Read More

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How to engage your community

If you’re going to get a local renewable energy generation project off the ground, you’ll need plenty of help from people in your community.

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How to engage your community How to engage your community
Community groups begin in loads of different ways and for many different reasons. So there are plenty of things you can do to work towards getting people interested and involved in your project – and here are some ideas to get you started. Read More

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How to save energy

Saving energy is easy to do. There are some things you can do right now at home – and saving energy means saving money.

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How to save energy How to save energy
There are some bigger investments you could make to cut your carbon emissions, which could take a few years to pay for themselves in terms of savings. But more and more people are choosing to make the investment for energy efficiency alone. And good for them! Read More

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Choosing your energy

Pretty much everyone has an energy supplier, whether it’s for electricity, gas, or both. It might seem a bit confusing to decide who you choose, but with all the information in front of you it’s actually pretty straightforward.

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Energy for Tomorrow Fund Energy for Tomorrow Fund
The Energy for Tomorrow Fund is a not for profit fund which helps organisations such as schools and community centres to become sustainable by installing micro-generation technologies such as solar panels. This allows them to generate green electricity which will reduce their carbon emissions. Read More
How to choose your energy How to choose your energy
Here are some things you may want to think about... Read More

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Greening your school

Everyone at your school can really help change the way we all use and think about energy. There are lots of things you can do right now – and it’ll help everyone work towards lowering our carbon emissions…

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Greening Your School Greening Your School
Everyone at your school can really help change the way we all use and think about energy. Read More

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How to get funding

Microgeneration technology is expensive. So if you and your community want to start generating your own energy, you’ll probably want to get funding.

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How to get funding How to get funding
Applying for funding can be a bit of a headache, but there’s plenty of help online – starting right here… Read More

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Related External Links

British Gas For more information about British Gas and our products. Energy Saving Trust Impartial advice on saving energy

It's a fact

If every UK household installed 3 Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs enough energy would be saved in a year to supply all street lighting in the UK.

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