ALIenergy and Poverty Alliance collaboration

ALIenergy’s engagement with the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel has provided valuable insight into the barriers faced by people experiencing fuel poverty in Scotland. This work strengthened ALIenergy’s understanding of policy gaps and practical challenges, particularly for low-income households and communities in rural areas.

These lessons have shaped ALIenergy’s partnership with the Poverty Alliance, helping ensure that support and resources are accessible, practical and targeted at the people who need them most.

Supporting a fair transition to renewable heating

Through the Taking Action on Rural Poverty project, ALIenergy and the Poverty Alliance are working together to make sure that individuals and families on low incomes are not left behind as Scotland moves towards renewable heating and lower-carbon homes.

The project provides accessible information and practical resources to help people in rural communities reduce energy costs through home retrofits and green technologies, including heat pumps and solar panels.

Working with communities, councils, and Registered Social Landlords to:

• Assess how retrofit and energy measures affect household bills
• Create case studies that show their real-life impact
• Use lived experience to improve local support services

These efforts help us and our partners increase awareness and uptake of support for home retrofits and clean heat transitions. We’re committed to helping people understand their new technologies, choose the best energy tariffs, and take part in a greener, fairer future.

Lynda Mitchell, CEO ALIenergy:

“People in Argyll and Bute need help to get the most out of the support on offer to switch to clean energy and keep their homes warm. We’re delighted to partner with the Poverty Alliance so we can get better information to the people who need it” 

What the TARP report shows

The Poverty Alliance’s Taking Action on Rural Poverty report shows how important local energy advice is in helping households get the benefits of retrofit measures. The report draws on case studies completed in partnership with ALIenergy and highlights several recurring issues:

• High energy bills and rising debt
• Ongoing stress linked to heating costs
• Households wanting to feel warmer at home
• People living with no heating or relying on plug-in electric heaters because their current systems are too expensive to run