Coastline Housing has been installing solar panels and topping up roof insulation for a number of homes in the Mullion and St Keverne area.
To date, we have installed panels on 63 homes at Mullion and St Keverne and are currently in the process of installing solar panels to selected properties at Treskewes Estate, St Keverne.
We are undertaking these energy efficiency improvements to bring all of our homes up to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating Band C ahead of the Coastline Environmental Strategy target of 2028 and in advance of the Government target of 2030.
These works are being funded through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) project that is currently underway.
In addition to this project where we identified our most energy inefficient properties, we still have approximately 700 properties remaining within our stock that require uplifting to EPC Band C and we are currently exploring further sources of energy grant funding with the aim to commence works on these properties within the 2025/26 financial year and beyond.
We secured £0.7m from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) last year, kick starting £1.4m of energy efficiency improvements for a total of 90 homes across Cornwall.
To undertake this project we have been working in partnership with Blue Flame and external consultants Taylor Lewis.
Recently, we were delighted to welcome a team of adult learners from Cornwall College who approached Blue Flame to request a visit to our site at St Keverne to gain experience of how a ‘live’ site is managed, the details of the project and the benefits to our customers of helping them save energy and money in future.
Mark Reed, Projects and Technical Manager at Coastline Housing, said: “We are delighted to be bringing these energy efficiency improvements alongside Government grant funding to so many homes across our area and partnering with other local companies to do so. It’s also great to provide the opportunity to learners from local colleges to leave the classroom and attend sites in order to gain first-hand experience from the delivery teams on the ground too.”
When the team has finished in St Keverne, the project will move on to Glebe Close, Mawgan, Blackberry Close, Lanner and Carew Road, St Day where teams will install PV panels and additional insulation on 22 more selected homes.
Once the improvement works on this project are completed, it is expected that residents will reap the savings on their energy bills, as well as feeling warmer thanks to the improved levels of insulation.