Be a smart operator

The most advanced green items tend to need bespoke design and an ongoing operational relationship with a specialist supplier or maintenance specialist.

These items are typically dearer but will make a bigger difference, both to your energy bill and your carbon output. So ask yourself whether it’s worth considering some of the easier (and cheaper!) self-install and ‘fit and forget’ projects first before diving in here.

Our favourite measures in this category include:

• solar PV panels
• electric vehicle leasing
• electric vehicle charging
• heat pumps
• home batteries

Our Facebook and Instagram pages, and our Youtube channel show how, by buying as a community, it’s possible to approach these daunting projects with no fear.

You can also read about how clubbing together can slash the cost of getting these measures installed.

Nigel