Subject: Oldham Energy Futures underway⚡Updates from our summer activities🌤️

Oldham Energy Futures breaking ground ⚡

With summer well and truly underway, Oldham Energy Futures has been able to hold their first in-person workshop this month in Sholver, this project will put citizens front and centre making decisions about

transforming their communities.

We are calling for supporters to fill in our carbon impact tracker before July 16th so that your anonymised data can help inform our initial reporting.

Carbon Co-op members have been breaking news, with Lloyd and Sarah Hamilton featuring their home retrofit in the Manchester Evening News - don't miss their fantastic work.

Oldham Energy Futures workshop

This month we held our first workshop for Oldham Energy Futures in Sholver. We started by mapping out the most important places, people and organisations to create a picture of wealth already held in the local community.

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Track your carbon impact before July 16th to be included in our first organisational baseline

Our new tool allows anyone to track the carbon impact of their home. We are collecting responses baseline. You can take part in the impact tracker anytime through our members' hub, but to be included in our initial anonymised dataset make sure to participate before July 16th.

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Carbon Co-op in the news

Photo of Sarah & Lloyd Hamilton in front of their 1960s bungalow

Carbon Co-op members "save a fortune" on gas bills and transform their home

Lloyd and Sarah Hamilton transformed their 1960s bungalow with advice and support from Carbon Co-op saving them a fortune in gas bills. Take a look at their renovation project featured in the Manchester Evening News and see what they achieved.

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What we are reading

Impage of the title slide of Dominic McCann's presentation

Transitioning to ASHP via low temp heating

Carbon Co-op member, Dominic McCann shares the fascinating story of his route to home decarbonisation and installation of an air source heat pump.

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In the community

Gas vs Electricity for Heating Hot Water

What are the best options for managing your smart home devices if you are not a PowerShaper HEMS user?
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Installing a second home battery

One of our members is looking to install a second battery but has run up against opposition from the DNO. Can you offer advice or input about how they might get approval?
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