Students at a local university, who offer advice on how to cut down fuel bills, are expanding their service after claims that over 3000 Southwark residents have used it.
Since it opened last year, the LSBU Energy Advice Centre, a student-led advice and information service – has been helping local people save money on their energy bills.
The office itself is only open on Thursdays 10 am-1 pm, so these numbers include people getting advice and information online.
Because it is so well-used and there is a demand, they will now be going out to four locations to meet people closer to where they live and work.
Deborah Andrews, LSBU Professor of Design for Sustainability and Circularity, said, “We have had thousands of people who live and work in Southwark visiting our LSBU Energy Advice Centre website and many more using our online form, emailing us or coming into our offices.
“By touring Southwark at the coldest time of the year we expect to have hundreds more Southwark residents finding out how they can cut their fuel bills.”
The advice clinic will be visiting Peckham, Camberwell and Canada Water over the next month on:
- 6 February at Peckham Pulse from 3-5pm
- 20 February at Camberwell Leisure Centre from 3-5pm
- 27 February at Canada Water Library from 11am-1pm.
The LSBU Energy Advice Centre offers Londoners advice and information on home energy costs (e.g. getting help with heating bills) and advice on grants for home energy improvements and reducing energy costs: on a website, by email (energyadvice@lsbu.ac.uk) and face-to-face at its base at: Clarence Centre, 126 London Rd, SE1 0AE (from 10am to 1pm on Thursdays).