Free advice and support
Free energy saving measures
Free retrofit and grants advice
Home energy pop up advice sessions

Free Energy Saving Advice from Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria – apply now

As temperatures start to drop, people across Cumbria will be thinking about how they are going to afford to heat their home this winter.

Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria offers free and independent energy saving advice and equipment to help you make your home warmer, more comfortable, and cheaper to heat. Our Cold to Cosy Homes team has already helped thousands of households to save money on their heating bills. Everyone can get a free telephone advice call from a qualified adviser. You may also be eligible for a free home visit.

Our free service can offer:

  • energy-saving equipment such as free LED light bulbs, radiator reflectors, and remote controlled plugs.

  • draught-proofing service to those aged 60 and over

  • thermal imaging surveys

  • Home Retrofit Planner (HRP) audits for those who meet eligibility and suitability criteria

  • Help with understanding your energy bills and advice on switching to a cheaper energy tariff or manage energy debt

  • Advice on heating controls, boiler flow rates and thermostatic radiator valve settings

  • Advice on using smart meters or support with meter readings

  • Support to access government grants for home energy improvements, such as increased insulation and heat pumps.

  • Advice on tackling damp and mould

  • Advice on water saving

Call us on
01768 216 500
Lines open 10am -3pm,
Monday – Friday.

Government grants for home energy improvements

We can explain, and support you to apply for, a variety of government grants that are available to make your home warmer, more comfortable and cheaper to heat. The main funds are:

  • Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)
  • Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2)
  • Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)
  • Boiler Upgrade Grant (BUS)
  • Affordable Warmth Scheme

These grants can pay for things like additional insulation, double glazing, boiler upgrades, smart heating controls and installing heat pumps and solar panels. Different eligibility criteria apply to different grants.

Customer Service Adviser

Home Energy Pop Up Advice Sessions

This autumn and winter, we’re going to be out and about offering one-to-one advice with our pop up advice sessions. We can talk to you about upgrading (‘retrofitting’) your home to save energy, and answer your questions on things like insulation, heat pumps and solar panels. We’ll explain our support on offer and can book you in for more in-depth advice. Visit our events page to see where we’ll be.

Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Kendal
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Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Kendal

Free one to one home energy saving advice at Waste into Wellbeing Eddington CIC in Kendal

Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Sedbergh
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Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Sedbergh

Free one to one home energy saving advice at Sedbergh Environmental Market in St Andrews Church

Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Carlisle
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Home Energy Pop Up Advice Session - Carlisle

Free one to one advice on home energy saving at the Carlisle Matters Winter Resilience Pop Up Shop in The Lanes Shopping Centre

Meet our Energy Team

Find out more about our experienced and friendly home energy team – the folk who will help make your home warmer and cheaper to heat.

Spread the word!

Be an Energy Champion simply by sharing details of our service with your clients, your colleagues, your friends or in your own community.

More home energy advice

Our free energy saving guides cover even more energy saving tips, draught proofing, insulation, damp, ventilation and flooding.

This project is funded through the Local Energy Advice Demonstrator project from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.