The community and sustainability

By reducing the amount of energy you consume and switching to renewable energies you can contribute to more affordable homes, reducing our impact on climate change and help reduce our impact on endangered species.

Residents

You can:

• reduce your energy usage from heating and electricity, ensure you turn unused appliances off like the lights, for example

• do you know what the electricity you use at home is made from? Choose a renewable tariff from your electricity supplier and make sure you're buying renewable electricity, to be part of the solution

• insulate the walls, roof, doors, boiler and windows of your house

• turn appliances off 'standby'

• switching to energy-saving lightbulbs and appliances

Many of these changes can save you money and make your home more resilient and more affordable.

More good ideas are available from the Energy Saving Trust.

You can also find ways to fund these projects.

Other ways to fund your sustainable energy installations and upgrades:

• Staffordshire Warmer Homes

• Winter fuel payment

• The Great British Insulation Scheme

Businesses

You can:

• reduce your energy usage from heating and electricity, ensure all appliances and lighting are switch off in your business when not in use

• do you know what the electricity you use at your workplace is made from? Choose a renewable tariff from your electricity supplier and make sure you're buying renewable electricity, to be part of the solution

• insulate the walls, roof, doors, boiler and windows of your business

• turn appliances off 'standby'

• switch to energy-saving lightbulbs and appliances

Many of these changes can save you money and make your business more resilient and more affordable.

More good ideas are available from the Energy Saving Trust.

You can also find ways to fund these projects.

Visitors

Ensure when you visit you turn off appliances and lights when not in use where you're staying.