What If … ?
London residents knew about all the ways to save money on their energy bills through the low-cost interventions we have recommended in our Energy Savers Club.

What If … ?
Estates across London could become mini stations with rooftop solar on and solar balconies? Residents could then benefit from cheap, low carbon energy. The UK has some of the highest energy costs in the UK and these interventions could help residents navigate their way through the cost-of-living crisis.

What If … ?
As many streets as possible in London have solar panels & batteries on their houses? These streets could become mini power stations, providing low cost, low carbon energy to residents. At the same time, residents will become much more aware of their everyday electricity consumption driving behaviour change e.g. residents only putting the washing machine on when the sun shines – this will lead to energy security and drive greater community resilience in the face of an increasingly unpredictable climate and rising energy costs. Another key benefit is that once the payback period has been met for the panels and battery, residents will eventually make money from their generation.

We ran the third iteration of our Energy Savers Club (ESC) during autumn/winter 2024-25 (Sep 24 – Feb 25) from funding received by the Council’s Sustainability and Library teams. Our aim was to speak to as many members of the Camden community at pop-up events across various locations in the borough, namely:

• Housing estates or TRA halls
• High streets and
• Libraries

We signed up over 250 people to our ESC WhatsApp group by handing out one free energy saving item e.g. LED light bulb or draft excluder in exchange for a sign-up. We also handed out over 200 ‘energy-saving tips’ flyers to these residents. To date, we have 274 members on this WA group who receive weekly energy-saving tips in the form of posters and the occasional video made by a young local Camden resident. Use your phone camera on this QR code to join the WhatsApp group: