We recently began energy efficiency works on a number of properties in Dumfries.

Almost 300 households in Dumfries will benefit from lower energy bills after Riverside Scotland secured £1.5m of funding to make their homes more energy efficient.

The seven-figure investment will see 294 homes, which were built almost a century ago, benefit from significant energy efficiency upgrades, including installation of internal wall insulation (IWI), replacement cavity wall insulation and a liquid damp proof course.

The funding from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme will be spent on 1930s sandstone properties in Stakeford, Dumfries, with spending to be prioritised on the estates most poorly insulated properties – homes with energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings of D or below.

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