We work with property owners in Sussex to help them meet their energy needs with efficient buildings and clean, affordable, community-owned energy.
How We Do This
We survey your property and examine your energy bills to gain an in-depth understanding of your needs.
You receive a detailed report identifying all the ways you are wasting heat and energy and how we can fix it quickly.
We recommend the most cost-effective solutions for your property, and oversee the installation at no upfront cost using our innovative ‘Pay As You Save’ initiative.
Our customers include care homes, hotels, schools, leisure centres, housing associations, churches, small businesses and domestic properties.
Typical Measures
- LED Lighting
- Solar PV
- Solar Thermal
- Loft/ Wall Insulation
- Double Glazing
- Heat Pumps
- Underfloor Heating
- Draught Exclusion
Our Unique Finance Initiative
We make our service available to you at zero upfront cost, and repayments are made using our ‘Pay As You Save’ initiative.
This means that you will start to see savings immediately. A portion of the savings you make from your energy bill repays the cost of the installation. Once repaid, you will get the full financial benefit of your savings.
Read about the different financial models available.
Watch the Pay As You Save video explainer.
Our work is focused on helping people make the best use of their energy supply, allowing them to reduce expenditure and contribute to a healthier environment at the same time.
The outstanding quality of our technical knowledge guarantees that our customers benefit from the most effective method of meeting the cost of the energy they use.
Our finance model helps people to own the equipment that’s installed and play an active role in making the best choices for their property.
Applying our technological skills in energy efficiency measures and our expertise in renewable energy within an economic framework, we help to stop millions of pounds worth of energy literally going out of the window.
Our work drives down the cost of energy — slashing bills for residential, commercial and business properties alike.
Fossil fuels are dirty fuels – using them adversely affects the air we breathe, the water we drink, our weather patterns and the animals and plants which sustain us. This is not sustainable and we cannot afford to destroy the very elements that keep us alive.
Our affordable ‘Pay As You Save’ financing puts clean energy within reach of every property owner in England
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
Recent regulations in the housing market have greatly increased the importance of having an up-to-date and accurate EPC.
When selling a property an EPC must be presented to the buyer.
From April 2018, all rented properties must meet government issued Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) or they will be ineligible for new lettings.
BHESCo energy surveyors are fully qualified to issue new EPCs if required.
Benefits For Homeowners
Retrofitting your home with energy efficiency measures will drive down the cost of monthly bills and enhance warmth and comfort levels, as well as having a positive impact on health and wellbeing.
Improving the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) will also increase property value and ensure regulatory compliance if renting the property.
Benefits For Business
Effective environmental and facilities management forms the basis from which to run any succcessful organisation – regardless of size or sector.
This will ensure you meet the financial, regulatory and stakeholder expectations of your business, as well as helping you attract and retain the best customers and the most talented and motivated staff.
Case Studies
Since our first share offer in 2015 we’ve completed 35 community energy projects with our Pay As You Save model and the support of our investors.
Together, our projects save our customers £48,200 a year on energy bills and reduce annual carbon emissions by 195 tonnes.
The Montessori Place School
Built in the 19th Century, the property was old and poorly insulated and ran on Liquid Petroleum Gas. BHESCo were approached to improve the energy efficiency of the school, and to find an alternative to using fossil fuels.
We designed a 27kW rooftop solar array in combination with an air source heat pump. To reduce energy use we added LED lighting, as well as underfloor heating and new insulation.
Annual £ Savings: £4,630 Annual CO2 Savings: 20 Tonnes
Alistair Fleming Fine English Cabinetry
Alistair Fleming are makers of fine bespoke English wood cabinetry in Sussex who approached BHESCo to replace their old and inefficient wood burning heating system.
BHESCo recommended an energy efficient air conditioning system to provide heating and cooling, LED lighting to lower energy use and a 28kW solar PV array to generate their own renewable electricity
Annual £ Savings: £1,020 Annual CO2 Savings: 16 Tonnes
Hollingdean Community Centre
The Hollingdean Community Centre is located in one of the city’s most diverse and vibrant areas, and has been home to regular BHESCo energy advice cafes since 2015.
To make the building more sustainable and the energy costs more affordable, BHESCo designed a 4kW rooftop solar array, as well as a new LED lighting system and roof insulation. We expect this combination to reduce fuel bills by an incredible 75%!
Annual £ Savings: £1,000 Annual CO2 Savings: 4.7 Tonnes
Dyke Golf Club
BHESCo were approached by the Dyke Golf Club to find an alternative energy solution for their greenkeeper's compound, which ran on a diesel generator.
In co-operation with Sunstore, BHESCo designed a 7.7kW solar PV and battery storage combination to meet the financial and environmental needs of the maintenance facility.
Annual £ Savings: £2,261 Annual CO2 Savings: 3.9 Tonnes
Werks Central
Located in the heart of the South Lanes, Werks Central Studios is a flexible modern shared office space.
In co-operation with AJ Taylor Electrical, BHESCo designed and installed a 12kW rooftop solar PV system that will deliver 10% of the property’s annual electrical needs. In addition, a new energy saving lighting system will reduce electrical consumption by 50%.
Annual £ Savings: £4,200 Annual CO2 Savings: 6 Tonnes
West Werks
Located on the bustling commercial high street of Portland Road in Hove, West Werks is a creative shared office space for small businesses.
BHESCo designed and project managed the installation of a 14-panel, 4kW rooftop solar plus a new boiler and 13 panel radiators to improve the heating efficiency of the property.
Annual £ Savings: £1,161 Annual CO2 Savings: 1.3 Tonnes
Horsham Indoor Bowls Club
Leisure facilities are ideal for energy projects as they are large properties that consume a lot of energy.
In co-operation with Lightfoot LED, BHESCo designed a 350 lamp LED lighting system which will significantly reduce the amount of electricity required to illuminate the green and facility. In addition, we installed two new boilers which we expect to reduce gas use by 32,800kWh a year.
Annual £ Savings: £11,840 Annual CO2 Savings: 37.7 Tonnes
Other Projects
Property
Measures
Annual Cost Savings
Annual Carbon Savings
The Werks
LED lighting panels, boiler replacement and heating controls
£2,722
6.5 tonnes
Fareshare Sussex
95 LED lights
£1,968
7.9 tonnes
Denton Island Indoor Bowls Club
406 LED lights
£1,421
21.6 tonnes
Boulder Brighton
35 LED lights
£1,537
5.6 tonnes
Fabrica Art Gallery
LED lighting, secondary glazing
£737
0.5 tonnes
Yacht Werks
Boiler replacement and LEDs
£1,265
4.8 tonnes
Pierwerks
319 LED lights
£3,899
2.4 tonnes
Hove Park Stores
4 x energy efficient refrigerators
£2,716
9.7 tonnes
Easy News
2 x energy efficient refrigerators
£1,686
5.4 tonnes
Phoenix Art Gallery
99 LED lights, 5 x Fischer heaters
£1,267
3 tonnes
Mace Stores
2 x energy efficient refrigerators, LED lights
£1,644
6.2 tonnes
Best One Stores
3 x energy efficient refrigerators, LED lights
£1,402
4.3 tonnes
The Grocer & Grain
82 LED lights
£580
2 tonnes
The Spice Shop
10 LEDs, infrared heater and draughtproofing
£132
0.2 tonnes
Netfuse
4kWp solar PV system, LEDs, Insulation
£231
3.8 tonnes