Snugg, the Scots energy efficiency tech startup, has launched a new digital platform with EDF to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.

The Home Efficiency Hub on EDF’s website gives homeowners a view of the best ways to make savings on their energy bills and reduce the carbon emissions of their homes.

It identifies areas where improvements could be made, from air source heat pumps, solar PV panels, and insulation to cheaper options such as draught-proofing. It also shows estimated energy bill savings.

The platform additionally aims to simplify the process of identifying EDF-approved or recommended installers, and highlights applicable grants and funding to reduce upfront costs.

Recent research by EDF has shown that nearly a third (29%) of homeowners are worried about affording their energy bills this winter, with 43% of people feeling they have no control over their household energy spend.

Further, while 68% of homeowners are thinking about making their home more energy efficient, nearly half (49%) agree that conflicting advice about energy use makes them unsure what to believe.

Speaking on energy efficiency and the new platform, Robin Peters, CEO of Snugg, said: “Over a fifth of UK emissions come from homes and we rank amongst the worst in Europe for home energy efficiency. This is simply unsustainable – from both a cost and environmental perspective.

“The EDF Home Efficiency Hub is a powerful new platform that uses Snugg technology to help UK homeowners reduce emissions. Its launch will make it easier and more manageable for UK households to improve their home energy efficiency and in-so-doing accelerate the transition to Net Zero.”

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Dan Hopcroft, zero carbon heat director at EDF, also commented: “At EDF, saving customers cash and carbon is the motivation for everything we do. The Home Efficiency Hub gives users the ability to do just this – undertake improvements to bring down their energy bills permanently and reduce their household emissions.

“With the Home Efficiency Hub, we are making it easier than ever to access home efficiency upgrades and the financial support customers need, making sustainability easier for everyone, and helping Britain in the journey towards Net Zero.”

The Home Efficiency Hub is the latest step in Snugg’s collaboration with EDF. The Edinburgh-based startup added EDF’s network of installers to its platform earlier this year.