General advice on retrofitting your home
Protons for breakfast – great website from a local scientist who has retrofitted his home – packed with useful advice
Firstplanit – useful free website allowing homeowners to compare the green credentials of a wide range of building components
Retrofitworks – provide general information and links to local contractors
Trustmark – directory of tradesman including retrofit assessors and co-ordinators
Eco4 – general advice on grants for retrofitting (for those on benefits)
Heat pumps
Which – general heat pump advice including specialist (cheaper) heat pump electricity tariffs
Boiler upgrade scheme – Government grants for heat pumps
Nesta – offer a tool to estimate the cost of a heat pump for your home
Microgeneration scheme – certification scheme for heat pump installers
Ground Source Heat Pump Association – lists members who install ground source heat pumps
Green energy suppliers (NB not covered by the price cap so may be more expensive)
Ecotricity – operates its own portfolio of wind & solar parks – electricity only
GEUK – offers both electricity and ‘green gas’ (biomethane)
Good Energy – invests in local generation via contracts with renewable generators and offers ‘green gas’ (10% biogas 90% offsetting)
Ripple – effectively an investment in rewnewable energy which pays (taxable) returns in the form of reduced electricity bills