Many of us depend on energy that is expensive, polluting and vulnerable to global events. There can be another way.
Going electric means switching our homes to be fully heated and powered by electricity.
- Swapping out systems
- Removing fuel burning appliances
- Installing new equipment
- Upgrading systems already in your home
South Manchester Credit Union has teamed up with People Powered Retrofit to help you with your Going Electric transition.
What we are doing
We are running free sessions and will publish guides and factsheets online to share knowledge of what upgrades you could do, to match your priorities.
Our aim is to help you think about how you cook, heat, travel and power things in your home and provide information on what you need to consider for your home to be ‘electric ready’.
We will consider how cooking with electric, improved ventilation, heat pumps, electric heaters and stoves, electric vehicles, solar panels and battery storage help with your priorities.
What are your priorities?
- Improving the health and comfort of your home
- Have more control of your energy costs
- Reduce the carbon produced by your home
- Making your home safer
Did you know that replacing a gas cooker with an induction hob, electric oven or slow cooker so that all your cooking uses electricity, can have the following benefits?
- More energy efficient
- Improve air quality, electric appliances produce less water vapour, which can cause condensation and mould problems.
- Give you more control as they are more responsive (they can heat and cool more quickly) and are generally much safer to use.
- Improve safety in the home. Induction hobs work by magnetism, so the surface of the hob doesn’t get hot too.
Our information sessions
Our free information sessions are for 10-20 people and will be delivered across South and Central Manchester and Trafford.
Sessions are designed for people who live or work in South and Central Manchester and Trafford. There is a map with the post codes we cover on our website.
Session could cover:
- What it means to switch our homes to be fully heated and powered by electricity
- How the energy system is changing and affected by global events
- Getting the basics cables and electricity metre right
- Better ventilation, cooking, heating and travel
- Generating and storing electricity
- Linking Going Electric upgrades to homeowner needs for comfort, managing energy costs and saving carbon
Is it right for me?
Sessions and guides are aimed at homeowners and small landlords, people who have permission to upgrade their property. There are some simple switches like cooking and ventilation and at the top end of your Going Electric journey you could upgrade your heating and generate your own power.
Could you host and promote a session?
Get in touch to see if we can deliver a session for you and your community.
Look out for a session near you
Didsbury Good Neighbours are hosting the first Going Electric session on Thursday 26th November from 5.30pm – 7pm. Didsbury Park, Gillbrook Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6WH
Contact Ali Crush to book a place or to discuss running a session in your community ali@smcreditunion.co.uk phone: 0161 694 2996.
The Going Electric project is supported by SP Electricity North West.
Support with the costs
We can help. We offer ethical finance to people who live or work in South and Central Manchester and Trafford.
Warm Homes Loan provides low-interest loans to cover the cost of solar panels, battery storage and heat pumps.
Green Loan supports any green lifestyle changes such as new windows, insulation, bikes, garden upgrades and electric vehicles
With our Dream Saver you can save towards your goals
