
Sustainable(ish) [197] Part 2 – Home retrofit. With Sara Grimes from Bath and West Community Energy
Apr 2, 2026
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This is Part 2, or a 'double header' episode with the brilliant Sara Grimes from Bath and West Community Energy.
Part 1 is all about community energy, and takes a bit of a dive into solar and heat pumps, as well as things like the governments's Warm Homes Plan (it's honestly more fun than it sounds if you haven't already listened to it!)
And this is Part 2, where we talking about all things home retrofit, and looking at some of the less technical , perhaps more affordable options for making our homes more efficient, more comfortable, and cheaper to run.
Enjoy!
LISTEN...
USEFUL LINKS:
- Sara Grimes
- Linked In - Bath and West Community Energy (BWCE)
- Website
- Community benefit
- BWCE home energy plans and surveys (for people in the Bath area)
- Green Heritage Homes
- Linked In
- Facebook
- Instagram - Community Energy England
- Community Energy Scotland
- Community Energy Wales
- Community Energy Northern Ireland
- [112] - Community Energy with Brighton Energy Co-op
- [135 ] - The local electricity bill with Steve Shaw (lots of community energy chat in this episode!)
- Green Open Homes network
- Visit a Heat Pump
- Warm Homes Plan
- On the UK government website
- Which explainer article - Find energy grants for your home (UK gov)
- Energy grant helpline: 0800 0987950
- Boiler upgrade scheme (for heat pumps)
- Find an energy certificate (EPC)
- Historic England - Energy efficiency and retrofit in historic buildings
- Heat Geek
- Energy Saving Trust
- Centre for Sustainable Energy
- Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse - doors opening again soon!
- Carbon Literacy
- Carbon Literacy with me!


