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Parc Penrhiw
Customers living in our 40‐home estate at Parc Penrhiw in Ammanford are seeing their homes
transformed to significantly enhance energy efficiency and comfort through a £6.2 million deep
retrofit and refurbishment project with help from Welsh Government’s Optimised Retrofit
Programme and Neath Port Talbot Council’s “Homes As Power Stations” grant. Previously reliant
on coal and oil for heating and hot water, the homes will be upgraded with external and cavity wall
insulation, new high‐performance windows and doors, high heat retention storage heaters, heat
pump water cylinders, whole house ventilation systems, new roofs, solar photovoltaic panels with
battery storage, and environmental monitoring. These interventions are projected to deliver
substantial annual cost reductions to residents from £2,000‐£2,200/year to an estimated
£400‐£700/year. This will also dramatically improve the properties' Energy Performance Certificate
(EPC) ratings by multiple bands, moving them from initial F ratings to target A or B ratings.
The project is progressing well on site, with Phase 1 having commenced as scheduled in September
2024. We recently held a successful customer engagement event for residents, which was very
well attended. This event provided an invaluable opportunity for residents to further engage with
contractors and suppliers, learn more about the project and the technology and ensuring transparency
throughout the retrofit process.