The “Accessing & Managing Finance” category recognises Suffolk County Council’s Warm Homes Suffolk Loan scheme (administered by Lendology CIC), together with the Suffolk Public Sector Leaders group’s Home Energy Efficiency Assessment scheme (administered by Reed In Partnership).
The loan scheme offers an interest-free loan to make energy efficient improvements, such as insulation, solar panels or heat pumps.
Councillor Richard Rout, Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet Member for Devolution, Local Government Reorganisation and NSIPs, said:
“The Warm Homes Suffolk Loan scheme has proved extremely popular and, nationally, one of the most successful of its kind that has been run.
“Hundreds of Suffolk homes have been upgraded, making them warmer and reducing bills.
“The project started with £3 million, and all available funds were allocated quickly. As people make their repayments, the money goes back into the pot and will become available for someone else. We hope it will be accessible to homeowners for many years to come.”
Through countywide Sustainable Suffolk initiatives the county is also up for a second award, in the “Working in Collaboration” category – which involves a range of projects a study into supporting taxi drivers to move to electric vehicles, to launching the Suffolk Sustainable Schools Network.
All Suffolk projects nominated in the APSE Energy Awards form part of the delivery of the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan, which is creating a more sustainable Suffolk for its residents, schools, businesses and families. You can find out more on the Sustainable Suffolk website.
Award winners will be announced at The BIG Energy Summit 2026, to be held on 24/25 February in Birmingham.
