Energy saving project intends to make Birmingham the greenest city in the world

• Mar. 5 by Tom Hall (0)

Birmingham City Council is currently considering a revolutionary project that could see thousands of homes and businesses in Birmingham fitted with energy efficient improvements.

The Green New Deal project that eventually aims to see all homes in Birmingham retrofitted with the energy efficient improvements will be launched as a pilot project within Aston, Lozells, Newton and Northfield.

25,000 homeowners and 1,000 businesses will be offered the chance to trial the significant energy improvements made to their properties through use of both insulation and small scale generation, which will eventually save them money.

Councillor Paul Tilsey, Deputy Leader of the Birmingham City Council, said:

“The project offers a fantastic opportunity for homeowners to not only cut carbon pollution, but also save themselves thousands of pounds by drastically reducing future bills without the need for any huge up front payment”

Not only does the project have prospects of saving energy and reducing C02 emissions, it also serves as potential career opportunities, opening up 270 jobs in the process.

It was suggested that by hitting their five-year target of one in fives homes in the pilot area taking up the scheme, this would still see an annual C02 saving of more than 3750 tonnes.

Councillor Paul Tilsey goes on to say that:

“If we can successfully operate this scheme within the pilot area, and really get local people bought in, then there is no reason at all we can’t look to roll this out across all of Birmingham in the future, setting a green standard beyond that of any city in the world.”