Energy efficiency improvements for Leeds council housing

Leeds City Council is to invest £100 million on measures to help tenants save money and cut carbon by improving energy efficiency over the next five years.

The local authority says that thousands more council tenants will benefit from cheaper energy bills and warmer homes as a result of the transformative investment which will be funded primarily through housing revenues.

By improving the energy efficiency of homes the measures are expected to help residents facing fuel poverty and prevent the most vulnerable from suffering cold-related illnesses. New technologies will include ground and air source heat pumps, district heating networks, external wall insulation, and solar panels.

Currently, around a quarter of the city’s carbon emissions come from the energy used to heat our homes. The investment will support the council’s commitment to reduce the city’s direct emissions to net-zero by 2030 and make Leeds a greener, fairer and healthier city.

Debra Coupar, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Communities, said: “Everyone deserves to live in a warm home that can be heated affordably, so I am delighted that we are ramping up efforts to help even more residents over the next five years. Living in a warm and energy efficient home is better for our health, better for our finances, and better for the planet too.”