We hope you’re enjoying the brighter mornings and lighter evenings.
Through our community share offers, we currently have 11 solar arrays and seven sites at which we’ve installed LEDs. And we estimate that we’re saving the local community nearly £100,000 pounds on their bills, generating clean energy and saving on carbon emissions.
We are now gearing up for our latest community share offer - read Cara’s piece for more background on how it all works.
We also have an article in Positive News with more details, and Selce’s story so far.
Read on below for more on some of the supports we are currently offering, plus advice on solar, and a video recap of the Festival of Retrofit last month.
We've been going through a process of measuring the impact of our work. Here's an example for just one year in Lewisham:
Current Support ServicesÂ
Support and Advocacy Service for Private Renters in Lewisham
Selce has launched a free, pilot advocacy program to help any private renter in Lewisham who is having problems with disrepair and negative rental relationships with their landlords. This pilot project is being delivered in partnership with our funders Lewisham Council, who are supporting with additional advice and enforcement resources.
Grant Updates for Homeowners:
The Great British Insulation Scheme is open to all homeowners - The grant can help households that live in houses with EPC D-G and in council tax bands A-D access a single insulation measure, either completely free of charge or with a partial contribution, depending on household income - find out more about current grants.
Relaunched Homeowner Survey & Plan Offerings:
Looking to understand if solar is feasible on your home through a survey? Seeking a thermal imaging survey or Whole House Plan to ensure your home improvement plans work seamlessly? Or just need an EPC on your property?
All of the above services are now available in the same place via our homeowner service - and rest assured, by enlisting Selce your survey or plan will also help fund our energy advice work and community support - along with a trusted service that doesn’t just seek to maximise profit.
Find out more about homeowner services.
Recent Event Videos & Recap
Festival of Retrofit - Architects Panel - Full Video
With practical examples, this session focussed on retrofitting older buildings, and those in conservation areas. Watch the video of Selce in conversation with architects to discuss the ins and the outs of aesthetically and historically sensitive and structurally sound retrofit.
Featuring James Foster, of Foster Perpatidou, Zana Dean, of Selce’s Future Fit Homes Programme and Enbee Architecture & Design’s Natalie Black.
Have you attended a Selce event in the past 2 years?
We would love to get your feedback and find out where you are on your retrofit journey - if you have installed retrofit measures or have plans to do so:
Please help us with future funding by completing our questionnaire - thanks for your support.
News and Resources
Power to the People - the Rise of Community Energy - article in Positive News about Selce’s journey so far, and what’s next for our upcoming share offer.
Selce Wins Social Value Category at Retrofit Academy Awards Well done to all those shortlisted, and huge thanks to the the Future Fit Homes teams at both Selce and Repowering London for all their excellent work and support.
A Top Ten Checklist for Homeowners Considering Solar Panels on their Homes
What is a Community Share Offer? In this article, Funding & Development Officer Cara Whelan explains how we use solar and LED lighting to benefit the wider community, how we raise the money, plus what you get out of being an investor in community shares with us.
What to know before installing solar panels on your home - in this video, Selce’s Solar experts Daniel Beaton and Debbie Owens explore all of the ins and outs of installing solar on your home.