Future Fit Services
Is your home too hot in summer and pretty cold in winter? Our home energy advice can help you make the best choices for you, your home and your loved ones, simply and confidently.
How we help
Future Fit is the home retrofit service of Plymouth Energy Community (PEC), a local charity and social enterprise rooted in more than a decade of community-led energy work in Plymouth. PEC helps Plymouth residents reduce energy bills, improve home efficiency, and confidently move towards low-carbon living. Through community-owned renewable energy projects, such as our solar farm in Ernesettle, PEC reinvests income back into local initiatives that benefit people across the city.
Future Fit provides trusted, knowledgeable, independent advice and practical support to help make homes warmer, healthier, more comfortable and more affordable to run.
Future Fit helps you understand how your home really works, so you can make confident decisions about improving it.
We offer independent, expert guidance on upgrades like insulation, solar and low carbon heating - helping you see what’s worth doing and when.
We help you:
- Create a warmer, more comfortable home
- Reduce unnecessary energy use and exposure to rising costs
- Plan for solar or low carbon heating with confidence
- Protect the long term performance and value of your property
It’s about understanding your home properly, and making improvements that genuinely make it a better place to live.
Whatever stage you’re at, Future Fit starts with your home, your priorities and your plans.
Retrofit means making changes to your home so it uses energy more efficiently - staying warm in winter and cool in summer, without wasting energy. It can be as simple as draught-proofing and better extractor fans, or bigger upgrades like underfloor insulation, solar PV, or a heat pump. These changes can improve comfort, give you more control, and may help cut bills, in a way that fits around your day-to-day life.
The UK has some of the oldest - and often draughtiest - homes in Europe. Most homes in England are over 60 years old, and around one in five are more than 100 years old. The average EPC rating across the UK is around band D (about 60), which reflects how many properties were built long before energy efficiency was a priority (source: Energy Saving Trust).
That’s why, unless your home is a newer build or has already had improvements, it may benefit from some retrofit measures. If insulation is insufficient, it can be harder to keep your home warm during winter - often meaning higher energy use and bills.
But retrofit isn’t only about “fixing” issues. Even if your home feels comfortable today and you’re not experiencing condensation or high bills, upgrades can still be a positive choice - helping protect against future energy price rises, meet the expectations of future buyers, improve day-to-day comfort, and give confidence that your home will perform well in every season.
Our Advice Services
Home Visit
If you’re just exploring ideas, start with a free home visit from one of our friendly advisors. One of our friendly and knowledgeable Retrofit Advisors will visit you at home to identify and discuss key issues and opportunities for retrofit.
Cost: Free
Future Home Survey
If you’re ready to take your home to the next level, our Future Home Survey provides you with a bespoke retrofit plan from our expert Retrofit Advisor and a qualified Retrofit Assessor, to model the performance of your home and review suitability of measures.
Cost: £330.00
Solar Made Simple
If you want to take control of your energy use at home, our Solar Made Simple service provides clear, trusted, and independent expert advice to help you understand if your home could benefit from solar PV and guides you through the process.
Cost: From £0
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