Welcome to the Littlebury Energy Project

What does it take to decarbonise a village?

This is the question we are trying to answer with the Littlebury Energy Project.

Over a number of years we are trying to understand village energy use, how we can reduce it and help transistion from fossil fuels to renewables. Please see our project timeline for more details.

Who is running the project? The Working Group is mainly a group of Littlebury Village residents, with help from Saffron Walden Community Energy, and funding from Uttlesford District Council.

  • Littlebury Energy Project at Sustainable Littlebury
    Littlebury Energy Project was part of Sustainable Littlebury on the 7th June 2026. We presented the posters below and an open eco house visit to Ben and Richard’s house. There are several other house in Littlebury where the owners are willing to show interested residents around. The image below summarises the key features of those… Read more: Littlebury Energy Project at Sustainable Littlebury
  • April 2026
    Where does the Littlebury Energy Project Go Next? See our latest Village Views article on possibilities for the next steps in Littlebury, as well as one house’s experiences with heat pumps:
  • Just One Change! Draughty Letterboxes
    After the late Michael Mosely’s “Just One Thing”, we focus on one change to make your home more comfortable, save money or reduce fossil fuel reliance. This month, we look at letterboxes and key holes. These are a common source of cold draughts, especially if they are broken, very stiff (and jam open) or loose.… Read more: Just One Change! Draughty Letterboxes
  • Just One Change! External Shading
    In a nod to the late Michael Mosely’s “Just One Thing” health podcast and radio shows, in these “Just One Change!” articles we will focus on one change to consider which could make your home more comfortable, save you money and/or reduce your reliance on fossil fuels.  This month, we look at external shading to… Read more: Just One Change! External Shading
  • June 2025
    E-bike scheme comes to Littlebury Village Hall The village is now part of the Saffron Walden e-bike hirescheme
  • July 2024
    Keeping Homes Cool With the increasingly hot weather and periods of extreme heat, it’s useful to have strategies for keeping our homes cool in summer. Hot homes are unpleasant, and several nights where bedroom temperatures are above 18oC can be dangerous for vulnerable people.   It is best to stop excess heat ever getting in your… Read more: July 2024
  • Keeping Your Home Cool in Summer
    With the increasingly hot weather and periods of extreme heat, it’s useful to have strategies for keeping our homes cool in summer. Hot homes are unpleasant, and several nights where bedroom temperatures are above 18oC can be dangerous for vulnerable people.   It is best to stop excess heat ever getting in your house in the… Read more: Keeping Your Home Cool in Summer
  • December 2024
    Recently there has been a lot of coverage of domestic energy prices, and the energy price cap. Tariffs can be fixed, where you pay a constant price for each unit of electricity, or variable where the price changes over time monthly, daily or hourly. The venerable economy 7 tariff makes a cheaper price available overnight… Read more: December 2024
  • Time of Use Electricity Tariffs 
    Recently there has been a lot of coverage of domestic energy prices, and the energy price cap. Electricity tariffs can be fixed, where you pay a constant price for each unit of electricity, or variable where the price changes over time monthly, daily or hourly. The venerable economy 7 tariff makes a cheaper price available… Read more: Time of Use Electricity Tariffs 

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