{"id":2948,"date":"2026-01-06T10:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:34:07","slug":"energy-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/energy-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Advice for Businesses and Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2948\" class=\"elementor elementor-2948\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8a358 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad8a358\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc7343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc7343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><h2 dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Free Energy Advice for businesses and residents as temperatures drop!<\/span> <\/b><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">As the temperature drops and fuel prices rise take a free energy audit for your business or home to help save money.<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Chilton Town Council in partnership with Durham Community Action is holding a drop-in day, Tuesday the 13th January in Hutton House. If you are a Chilton business or resident, why not call in for a coffee and get some free advice.<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) helps County Durham SMEs reduce energy costs and carbon emissions through fully funded energy audits that help organisations identify cost effective improvements needed to save energy such as the installation of energy-efficient equipment e.g. lighting, heating, and other energy saving measures.<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Residents can also get free advice to cut bills, energy measures for your home and help with accessing grants<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">To learn more or to apply for an energy audit, please contact the team at beep@durham.gov.uk and 03000 265547 or come along to Hutton House from 8.30am and meet the team.<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Nigel Jones from the Ladder Centre will also be on hand for support with other money matters at his weekly Chilton drop-in.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bfe99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48bfe99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--791x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2950\" alt=\"Energy Advice for Businesses and Residents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--791x1024.webp 791w, https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--768x994.webp 768w, https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--1186x1536.webp 1186w, https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit--1582x2048.webp 1582w, https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_BUSINESS-Energy-Audit-.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Energy Advice for businesses and residents as temperatures drop! 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