Green Streets

We want to show just how much we can reduce our carbon footprint by making a few small changes to the way we use energy at home.

The energy we use at home accounts for more than a quarter of our carbon footprint and yet the typical home wastes £1 for every £3 it spends on home energy through poor energy efficiency.

Green Streets Competition

Green Streets is a competition in which the ‘greenest street’ – the street which reduces its collective household CO₂ emissions the most - will be able to choose a community organization for a green energy makeover worth £50,000.

Sixty four households in eight different cities across the UK were recruited to take part in British Gas’ ‘Greener Streets’ challenge.

How will the competition work?

Each team of eight households will receive a full energy efficiency audit of their home showing where they are wasting gas and electricity.

A British Gas ‘green energy expert’ will work with the households to develop an action plan to help them change their behaviour and reduce their CO₂ emissions.

Where required, the British Gas ‘green energy expert’ will advise on the installation of a range of energy efficient products which will be provided free of charge.

Please call our Energy Efficiency team on 08459 650650 for advice on Energy Efficient products and behaviours in your home, to help you save money off your bill and do your bit to help fight climate change.