Jackie’s hot fuel talk

Jackie Flannery, of Home Energy Scotland , went along to Ayr Rotary Club , giving a highly polished and entertaining insight to the many ways we could be more efficient in our use of fuel to heat our homes.

Its expert advisors offer free, impartial advice on energy saving, keeping warm at home, renewable energy, greener travel, cutting water waste and more. It is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust, and its mission is to help people in Scotland create warmer homes, reduce their bills and tackle climate change.

Jackie explained how “fuel poverty”, affecting 25 per cent of households in Scotland, is defined as those whose fuel expenditure is more than 10 per cent of their income.

“Extreme fuel poverty” occurs when expenditure is more than 20 per cent and affects 7 per cent of households.

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