Energy Efficient Neighbourhood

We know there is a climate emergency, and local people are concerned about the future, rising house bills, and how to get ready for the changes that are needed.

Welsh Government are committed to ensuring Wales has Zero emissions by 2050 and have set aside budget and a big picture plan to make sure this happens. We are all working together in response to climate change.

Running our homes accounts for 40% of all carbon emissions in the UK, which we need to change; to run greener homes, reduce our carbon footprints and live in a way that ensures a future for generations to come, we could even save money whilst we do it.

Not ones to miss an opportunity, the Penderi Regeneration partners took up the challenge of securing public and private finance to create the largest community energy scheme in the UK…right here in Penderi!

The team at Pobl and Sero spent three years securing £6 million to trial and roll out a green energy scheme, at no cost to Pobl customers, in Penderi. Find out more about the Penderi Energy Project here.

The City and County of Swansea are also working hard to provide local green living energy systems in their homes. You may have seen the beautiful new homes off Colliers Way, which were developed as part of the Welsh Government’s Innovative Housing Project.

There are 2 phases, with Phase 1 consisting of 18 new homes built to highly energy efficient Passive Haus Standard, and 18 homes on Phase 2 which are built to the ‘Swansea Standard’.

This is a fabric-first approach, which achieves a 25% improvement on current building regulations. It relates to improving the thermal performance and air tightness of a building, which reduces the amount of energy needed to heat the home and reduces fuel bills for residents. The new homes on Phase 2 have also been designed with PV panels and battery storage so they can generate and store energy to be used by the residents.

This is just the beginning of Penderi becoming Energy Efficient, and local people have been involved in testing new technologies before systems have been rolled out to hundreds of homes.