Amid the glorious sunshine of Monday’s Sutton Environment Fair, local residents were given the chance to win £100 off a solar hot water system courtesy of the local Energy Efficiency Advice Centre.

“We can’t make the winner’s name public yet as we are in the process of contacting him, but he will be able to harness the Sun’s power to heat water”, said Tracey Mills of the South West London Energy Efficiency Advice Centre. “We hope he will also take our advice by topping up his loft insulation and using a few more low energy light bulbs.”

South West London Energy Efficiency Advice Centre gave free advice to hundreds of local residents on how to save energy and on using renewable energy such as solar power. Their model house showed the importance of proper insulation and their solar panel showed that sunshine can be harvested successfully in Britain. Those who completed a home energy check on the day went into a free prize draw to win the £100 off a solar hot water system and the winner was chosen at random. Everyone’s a winner though, as each entrant will receive a free energy advice pack based on his/her answers, advising what action needs to be taken to improve the energy efficiency of his/her home, such as saving of up to £250 without switching energy supplier.

If you missed them at the fair, a good first step would be to call South West London Energy Efficiency Advice Centre FREE on 0800 512012. Trained energy advisors will give you free impartial advice, and they can check if you are eligible for any grants to cover the works your home needs.

For further information and advice on how to save energy contact tracey@cen.org.uk or tel: 020 8683 6658.

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South West London Energy Efficiency Advice Centre is operated by Creative Environmental Networks, a not for profit organization delivering a range of services to engage householders, businesses and communities in environmental and social improvement.