Energy Champion Training for Eastbourne

Energy Champions are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable local people who are passionate about making a difference to the environment as well as the welfare of their local community.

As an Energy Champion, you will receive free training and ongoing in person support to give energy advice to local people and help them to bring down their energy bills and save energy. You might also set up Community Energy projects such as thermal imaging, draught busting, solar streets, hosting energy workshops and more.

The role is very rewarding as it’s a chance to genuinely help people in a very tangible way. Energy Champions not only address the cost of living crisis by helping to bring down energy costs, they do something about climate change by bringing down carbon emissions too.

Read more about the project here.

The Eastbourne Energy Champion project is funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund.

Who is this for?

This training session is for anyone that would like to volunteer to become an Energy Champion in Eastbourne (if you live in another area please email as we have more sessions coming up soon). No prior experience needed!

Energy Champions will receive ongoing training and support from Energise Sussex Coast to enable them to give energy advice and organise events/ activities around energy saving and renewable energy. Energy Champions volunteer from 4 hours a month +.

Read more about the role here.

M ore about the training

This all day interactive training course will focus on the 5 ways we can help people reduce their energy use and bring down their bills. The session will cover:

1 . Introduction to community energy

2 . What is an Energy Champion?

T he 5 ways to help people

1. Stop energy wastage - including how to make homes more energy efficient

2. Reviewing bills and changing payment methods

3. Priority Services Register sign up

4. Discounts and schemes

5. Making referrals

This will be followed by a zoom training session to create a community engagement plan.

Refreshments and a free vegetarian lunch will be provided for all attendees.

F acilitator

The workshop will be facilitated by Chris Richards from Energise Sussex Coast. Chris is the energy champions co-ordinator at Energise Sussex Coast. He started as an energy champion in 2012 and has developed community renewable energy projects since then. He has been supporting the energy champions network in East Sussex since 2023 and has a background in community based climate change work and life coaching/holistic counselling.

Host or Publisher Energise Sussex Coast